Structure 1890123 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Old Lorain Road over Rocky River

Carries Old Lorain Road over Rocky River, 50 East Of Valley PKWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

198 ft end to end: 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 through arch.

Built1972rebuilt 2010
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 1995
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location50 East Of Valley PKWY
CarriesOld Lorain Road
CrossesRocky River
Coordinates41.45067, -81.82730

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area628.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (1995)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerLocal Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1890123

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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