Structure 1890182 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Valley Parkway over Rocky River

Carries Valley Parkway over Rocky River, 1400 Ft N Of Cedar Point.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 2000
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 1995
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location1400 Ft N Of Cedar Point
CarriesValley Parkway
CrossesRocky River
Coordinates41.40753, -81.88248

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area578.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (1995)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerLocal Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1890182

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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