Structure 1890077 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Valley Parkway over Rocky River

Carries Valley Parkway over Rocky River, 1000 Ft S Of Rockliff LN.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT342 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

342 ft end to end, longest span 130 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 slab bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length341.9 ft104.2 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 1995
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location1000 Ft S Of Rockliff LN
CarriesValley Parkway
CrossesRocky River
Coordinates41.46920, -81.83231

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length341.9 ft (104.2 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area1208.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (1995)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerLocal Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1890077

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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