Structure 1869817 · Cuyahoga County, OH

East 55th Street over Ns & Gcrta Maint Yard

Carries East 55th Street over Ns & Gcrta Maint Yard, S Of Woodland Ave-e 55.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT586 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

586 ft end to end, longest span 145 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built1914rebuilt 1990
Length586.0 ft178.6 m
Daily traffic9,363counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
LocationS Of Woodland Ave-e 55
CarriesEast 55th Street
CrossesNs & Gcrta Maint Yard
Coordinates41.48033, -81.65149

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length586.0 ft (178.6 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area3804.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,363 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1869817

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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