Structure 4770536 · Lorain County, OH

East Fourth Street over EB Black River E Fourth

Carries East Fourth Street over EB Black River E Fourth, East Of East AVE.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

195 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199828 years old
Length194.9 ft59.4 m
Daily traffic3,500counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLorain
LocationEast Of East AVE
CarriesEast Fourth Street
CrossesEB Black River E Fourth
Coordinates41.36413, -82.10362

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length194.9 ft (59.4 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1122.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4770536

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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