Structure 1869728 · Cuyahoga County, OH

West 3rd Street over Cuyahoga River

Carries West 3rd Street over Cuyahoga River, S Of Commercial Rd(flats).

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · 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 FT292 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

292 ft end to end: about 4 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built1940rebuilt 2006
Length292.0 ft89 m
Daily traffic2,553counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
LocationS Of Commercial Rd(flats)
CarriesWest 3rd Street
CrossesCuyahoga River
Coordinates41.48809, -81.68563

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length292.0 ft (89 m)
Max Span225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area1379.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,553 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number1869728

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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