Structure 1830279 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Rockside RD CR 53 over Cuyahoga River

Carries Rockside RD CR 53 over Cuyahoga River, 740 Ft. West Of Canal Rd..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT356 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

356 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 5 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.

Built196462 years old
Length355.6 ft108.4 m
Daily traffic19,339counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location740 Ft. West Of Canal Rd.
CarriesRockside RD CR 53
CrossesCuyahoga River
Coordinates41.39382, -81.62948

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length355.6 ft (108.4 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area2059.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,339 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number1830279

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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