Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Closed Grating [4] with Wearing Surface: Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) [2]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 321 m = 1053.2 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 100.6 m = 330.1 ft
Approach Spans: 11
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 14.3 m = 46.9 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 18.9 m = 62.0 ft for a 14.3 m = 46.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 10.1 m = 33.1 ft
Location
Lorain [44856]: Lorain County [093], Ohio [39]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
0.1 MILE EAST OF SR 57
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 38.9 metric ton = 42.8 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Inventory: 22.7 metric ton = 25.0 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: October 2020 [1020] and Frequency: 12
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 14477 (2015) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 20094 (In 2038
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