Structure 4729498 · Lorain County, OH

I80 Oh Tpk over Black River

Carries I80 Oh Tpk over Black River, 0.4mi East Of Exit 145.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT387 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

387 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 5 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1996
Length387.1 ft118 m
Daily traffic51,503counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLorain
Location0.4mi East Of Exit 145
CarriesI80 Oh Tpk
CrossesBlack River
Coordinates41.38472, -82.10401

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length387.1 ft (118 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width120.4 ft (36.7 m)
Deck Area4330.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51,503 (2015)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4729498

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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