Structure 1814494 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Ir 480n over Sr-8 (northfield)&480 WB

Carries Ir 480n over Sr-8 (northfield)&480 WB, Jct. Sr-8 With I-480N.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT870 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

870 ft end to end, longest span 146 ft: about 2.4 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.

Built1971rebuilt 1998
Length870.1 ft265.2 m
Daily traffic85,274counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
LocationJct. Sr-8 With I-480N
CarriesIr 480n
CrossesSr-8 (northfield)&480 WB
Coordinates41.42422, -81.52916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length870.1 ft (265.2 m)
Max Span146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area10316.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic85,274 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1814494

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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