Columbus Road Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

BH Photo #267723

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

September 4, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
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