Structure 4770293 · Lorain County, OH

Third Street over WB Black Riv Third ST

Carries Third Street over WB Black Riv Third ST, 450ft West Of West AVE.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT213 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

213 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.

Built1975rebuilt 1993
Length212.9 ft64.9 m
Daily traffic6,134counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLorain
Location450ft West Of West AVE
CarriesThird Street
CrossesWB Black Riv Third ST
Coordinates41.36511, -82.11263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length212.9 ft (64.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area791.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,134 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4770293

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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