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Chagrin River Bridge

Lake County, Ohio
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Chagrin River on Pleasant Valley Drive
Location
Lake County, Ohio
Status
Restored and open to traffic
History
Built 1881 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1979,2009
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron,Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 163.1 ft.
Total length: 167.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58958, -81.40264   (decimal degrees)
41°35'22" N, 81°24'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/466440/4604287 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mayfield Heights
Inventory numbers
ODOT 4352165 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
480

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1881 (57)
Built during 1880s (1,044)
Lake County, Ohio (6)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Ohio (2,197)
Open (28,309)
Owned by county (16,488)
 Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,566)
Whipple truss (154)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (195)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped
  • October 2, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: updated status

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
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Chagrin River Bridge
Posted July 19, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

And they didn't have to replace it with a covered bridge!

Chagrin River Bridge
Posted July 19, 2012, by Wayne Grodkiewicz (wgrodkiewi [at] aol [dot] com)

Here are some shots I took of the Chagrin River Bridge on Pleasant Valley Rd. They have done a nice job of restoring this bridge on its original alignment. It's a very attractive setting as well.

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