Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Closed Grating [4] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 519.4 m = 1704.2 ft
Main Spans: 6 at 118.9 m = 390.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 12.8 m = 42.0 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 15.2 m = 49.9 ft for a 13.4 m = 44.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.78 m = 15.7 ft and Navigational Clearance: 29.6 m = 97.1 ft
Location
Lorain [44856]: Lorain County [093], Ohio [39]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
.5 MI. EAST OF SR.57
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 42.1 metric ton = 46.3 tons (Allowable Stress (AS) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [7])
Inventory: 32.4 metric ton = 35.6 tons (Allowable Stress (AS) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [7])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: October 2020 [1020] and Frequency: 12
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.5 km = 0.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 14500 (2015) and Trucks: 6%
Future ADT: 15280 (In 2033
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