Structure 1876083 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Old Rockside Road over Cuyahoga River

Carries Old Rockside Road over Cuyahoga River, 800 Ft West Canal Road.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT247 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

247 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.

Built20233 years old
Length247.0 ft75.3 m
Daily traffic1,800counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location800 Ft West Canal Road
CarriesOld Rockside Road
CrossesCuyahoga River
Coordinates41.39459, -81.62934

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length247.0 ft (75.3 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area918.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1876083

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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