2016 BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORT Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney P.E., P.S. January 30,2017 2016 Bridge Inspection Report Shoun J Duala, PE‘Table of Contents Introduction Background, Bridge Fats Types of Bridges re-sressed Box Beams. Concrete Sab, Culvert Type Structures, Steel Beam Truss Type Structures, Miscellaneous Structure Types. Ac Type Structures. Current Bridge General Appraisal Ratings. Bridge Projects Completed 2016, Anticipated Bridge Projets 2017, 2016 Bridge Inspection Report iIntroduction Inaccardance wit Section 5543.20 ofthe Ohio Revised Code the County Engineer annually Inspects and reports the condition of all bridges an the county and township roads cutside of municipal anc bridges within municipalities on some former county roads | bridge in Ohio, is defined a a structure with clear span of ten (10) feet or more, measured along the centertin ofthe roadway, The Lorain County Engineer's fice i currently responsible fr the Inspection of 23% bridges, At the wid uf the year, the County Cngineer reports the condition of cach inventory brdge to the Ohio Department of ansportation (ODOT). ODOT maintains a master Inventory of every bridge inthe State. ODOT als inspects the bridges on State and Federal routes. Each state then reports thelr data tothe Federal Highway Administration. total the State of Ohio has approximately 45,000 bridges that are inspected by various counties, municipalities and ODOT, the second largest inventory of alstates. Sty percent ofthese bridges in the state of Ohio ae maintained bby County Engineers, Background ‘ter the calpe ofthe iver ridge, 1967 Point Peasant, West Vig, the United States Conress ued section othe Feerabi Highway ct of 1968 estbleh a Nationa ridge Inspection Standard. Ohio established ts own inventor and reporting 1573 ofl these requirement. The collapse ofthe L.5W ridge in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, brought the next big change to the County Bridge Program. After the collapse, The County Enginaers Associaton, ODOT andthe Federal Highway Administration reached an agreement in 2003 that ll federal bridges (te. bridges 20 ft oF renter) must havea load analysis performed by October 1, 2013, Loraln County has performed an analysis on each oftheir federal bridges, updating and maintaining fle for each bridge, Bridge Facts ‘+The Lorain County Engineer's Office has 231 structures onthe current bridge inventory, which we are responsible for inspecting and maintaining 4108 ofthe structures are aver 20 feet in span length, which isthe lngth thatthe Natonal Bridge Inspection Standards requires inspection for. These structures qualify for federal funding. Allother stauctures are hetween 10 and 20foot span, which are required by the State (oF Oba to inspect ‘44.8 years isthe average age ofthe bridge decks of the structures that Lorain County is responsible fr, Its worth nting that many ofthe abutments ae actually much older than the ‘decks a¢ many decks have been replaced with the reuse of the od abutments ‘The county annually inspects all bridges on the cutrent bridge inventory as required by the ORC. ‘As pat of this inspection, a report made and bridges are rated ona scale from .0, With9 being excelent condition, and 0 beng fale, See sheet Sof this report fora summary of ratings. “+ There are 13 federal structures with weight restriction limit throughout the County, 9of which are scheduled to be replaced by 2022. Of the remaining four, two are closed (Waterfall Drive 2016 Bridge Inspection Report 1No, 0017 andl Oberlin Elyria Rd No. 00.00(Histoical), the other two have bean recently Fehabbed and are in low volume traffic locations (Gore Orphanage No. 2092 and Dean Road No, 103), + Longest bridge under County responsibility -305 feo, East 31% Stret, within the City of Lorain ‘over the Black River ++ Oldest naw bridge - Garfeld Road east of Quarry Road, sandstone arch built 1883. There are other sandstone arches stilin-service throughout the county built around the same time. + bean Rond Bridge the only open structure on the National Registry for Historie Pacas, ult in 1898 and rehabilitated in 2013, Located an the Ere/Lorain County tne just north of S113, ‘wrought ron double Intersting Pratt through russ with a wooden deck and sandstone abutments “Types of Bridges Loran County Bridges consist of several diffrent types, using avarety of materials suchas conerete, steel sandstone and timber. All ofthe bridges that Lorain County Engineer's Offic are responsible for have been classified below based on the superstructure (deck) make-up. The following shows the various bridge types throughout the County 7 Beams ‘+76 (33%) bridges are pre~stressed box beam decks ‘Beams are precast in factory and shipped to ste + Beams ae prestressed by puling high tensile strength steel strand cables tight ‘through the lower portion ofthe beams then released after the concrete has cured ‘© Aoutments usualy concrete on spread footing o piling. 1+ Used regula since the 1960's “+ Usuaty the most economical structure with spans of 20:90 fet ‘+ Canspan 110 feet pus. Placement of fox Hear on Jaquay Ra Bridge No, 0087 2016 Bridge Inspection Report 2Concrete Slab +61 (26%) bridges are concrete slab ded. + Typically less than 30 feet in span, but can be multispan. + Majarity on our inventory bul 2930's 1950's combination of conerete and sandstone Parsons Road Bridge #0435 Steel Beam +3214) bridges have stel beam decks. + Beams can have concrete or steel decking with asphalt driving surfaces “+ can besingle or mult-span. The East 21" street bridge (305 span isa stool beam bridge, “+ Most commonly used in Loran County fram the 1950's 1960's + Abutments usually concrete capped! Lowell treet Bridge #1126 piles. (Center Span -Steel Beams) ulvert ‘Type Structures 27 (128) bridges are classified as culverts, which are structures under fl + Usually made of concrete or structural steel plating Concrete casted segments pushed together, common today for structures less thn 14 eet span, ‘Whitney Road ridge #0214 2016 Bridge inspection Report a‘Truss Type Structures, ‘+14 (6K) bridges ae classified as truss steuctures, 1+ Range in span from 40-170 feet. + Very common ite 1950's early 1960's, Load is caried by the tus arches to the abutments. ‘+ abutments usualy conerece on steel piles. ‘Steel components painted or talvanized. Parsons Road Bridge #0782 i Arch Type Structures “+13 6%) bridges classified as arches + Mostmade of sandstone between 1880 and early 1900's + Can be constructed of steel plates bolted together or concrete. + Some ofthe sandstone arches have been widened using steel plating or ‘North Ridge Rd Bree R072 concrete ‘Miscellaneous Structure Types ‘© 8 (3%) bridges utilize ether girder loor systems (abandoned RR bridges) oF variations of the above structure types. & Pre-strassed Concrete cams Under Parsons Rd Bridge #0242 2016 Bridge inspection Report 4Current Bridge General Appraisal Ratings ‘The General Appraisal tng forage compares the physical conditon a the bridge ois condtion when thebidge was brandnew. Irdoes ot conser adeuncy af dein, nly condton of stra tlements ofthe brie the steam chanel and th exdvay provements. 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