Structure 1804413 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Ir 71 over Csx Railroad

Carries Ir 71 over Csx Railroad, .86 Mi. S. Of Jct. I-480.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

214 ft end to end, longest span 80 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1999
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic113,699counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location.86 Mi. S. Of Jct. I-480
CarriesIr 71
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates41.40682, -81.81822

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Deck Area2523.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic113,699 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1804413

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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