Columbus Road Bridge

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Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2012

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Columbus road bridge

Just repaired and painted

Douglas Butler

This bridge is completed while the old lift span was removed and the new lift span was installed and painted.

Overview: Vertical lift bridge on Columbus Road (CR 356) in Cleveland
Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Much of this bridge's superstructure is to be demolished and replaced starting late May 2013. These extent of these alterations will render the bridge non-historic even if some original parts remain.
History: Built 1940 by the Public Works Administration
Builder: - Public Works Administration
Design: Vertical lift Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 242.1 ft.
Total length: 358.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.48836, -81.70048 (decimal degrees)
41°29'18" N, 81°42'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/441525/4593208 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cleveland South
Inventory numbers: ODOT 1833758 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27439 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2015): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 9,306

July 29, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
November 15, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
January 5, 2016: New video from Douglas Butler
December 29, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
December 19, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
December 5, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
August 17, 2015: New photo from Luke
May 4, 2015: Updated by Douglas Butler: New lift span installed and painted green in 2015
February 10, 2015: HAER photos posted by James Baughn
November 5, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
October 5, 2013: Updated by C Hanchey: Added categories "HAER documented", "Ohio Department of Transportation Historic Bridge List "
August 15, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
March 30, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Most of this bridge to be demolished and replaced.
September 22, 2012: Updated by C Hanchey: updated location
October 14, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Added Cuyahoga River
January 3, 2010: New photos from Bill Eichelberger

Bill Eichelberger
D. Thomsen - dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net
C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
Nathan Holth
Douglas Butler
HAER OH-55 - Columbus Road Lift Bridge, Spanning Cuyahoga River at Columbus Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Flickr - Imagery
Luke