Airborne Memorial Bridge

Historical marker location:

Willoughby, Ohio

( Memorial is on Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1991

Ohio has a rich tradition of aviation history, with several famous aviators hailing from the state. In addition to the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane, other notable Ohio aviators include Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.