Structure 1890700 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Butrmilk Falls Pky over Buttermilk Creek

Carries Butrmilk Falls Pky over Buttermilk Creek, 2.09 Mi. S. Chardon Rd..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT129 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

129 ft end to end. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length128.9 ft39.3 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 1995
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location2.09 Mi. S. Chardon Rd.
CarriesButrmilk Falls Pky
CrossesButtermilk Creek
Coordinates41.56544, -81.43500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area562.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (1995)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1890700

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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