Structure 1811436 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Fairmount Blvd. EB over Ir271&271x (fairmount)

Carries Fairmount Blvd. EB over Ir271&271x (fairmount), 1.59 Mi. N. Of Jct Us-422.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT401 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

401 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 6 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2001
Length400.9 ft122.2 m
Daily traffic8,728counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location1.59 Mi. N. Of Jct Us-422
CarriesFairmount Blvd. EB
CrossesIr271&271x (fairmount)
Coordinates41.48616, -81.48649

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length400.9 ft (122.2 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area1380.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,728 (2015)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1811436

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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