Structure 4760395 · Lorain County, OH

Jackson Street over Railroad

Carries Jackson Street over Railroad, 1 Mile North Of Turnpike.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT148 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

148 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 2 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.

Built200620 years old
Length148.0 ft45.1 m
Daily traffic1,949counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLorain
Location1 Mile North Of Turnpike
CarriesJackson Street
CrossesRailroad
Coordinates41.39477, -82.21775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area442.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,949 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4760395

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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