National Bridge Inventory: Ohio Congressional District 16


  • Of the 2,710 bridges in the counties of this district, 182, or 6.7 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is up from 169 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2019.
  • Repairs are needed on 397 bridges in the district, which will cost an estimated $829.6 million.
  • This compares to 375 bridges that needed work in 2019.
  • The state has committed $1.9 million in IIJA bridge formula funds to support 6 projects in the District.

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Cuyahoga 1971 142,337 Urban Interstate Ir 480 over Cr 8 (Lee Rd)
Cuyahoga 1971 106,617 Urban Interstate Ir 90 over Rocky River Valley
Cuyahoga 1980 77,220 Urban Interstate Ramp SW from I-71 over IR 480 Mainline
Cuyahoga 1980 77,220 Urban Interstate Ramp Es from I-480 over IR 480 Mainline
Cuyahoga 1962 59,893 Urban Interstate IR 77 over E 14th St
Cuyahoga 1962 59,893 Urban Interstate IR 77 over E 22 St
Cuyahoga 1962 59,893 Urban Interstate IR 77 over US-422 WB (Cuy-422-0125)
Cuyahoga 1973 44,715 Urban Interstate Ir 480 E.B. over Up 480-ES&Wn,Dn 77-Sw&Ne
Cuyahoga 1973 44,715 Urban Interstate Ir 480 WB over Up480-ES&Wn,Dn77-Sw&Ne
Cuyahoga 1976 41,217 Urban minor arterial Warren Road CR-66 over IR-90 (Warren)
Cuyahoga 1987 31,223 Urban other principal arterial SR 237 over Snow Road
Cuyahoga 1932 28,437 Urban minor arterial SR 82 over Chippewa Crk .40 MI E 21
Cuyahoga 1967 23,303 Urban minor arterial West 150th St over N&S RR, Rta & Chatfield
Cuyahoga 1900 21,695 Urban minor arterial Mlk Blvd 3-1 over Doan Brook 3-1
Cuyahoga 1980 19,407 Urban other principal arterial SR 252 over I-480 (Grt Nrthrn Blvd)
Cuyahoga 1900 17,488 Urban minor arterial Mlk Blvd 5037M over Doan Brook 6-1
Portage 1968 17,000 Urban other principal arterial SR 14 over SR 5 & SR 44
Summit 1938 16,475 Urban other principal arterial Main St. over CSX & Conrail (101)
Cuyahoga 1987 16,310 Urban other principal arterial Warrensville Ctr over Rta
Cuyahoga 1975 14,583 Urban freeway/expressway Usr 422 over SR 91 Som Center Rd
Cuyahoga 1933 14,415 Urban minor arterial SR 17 over Rocky River
Cuyahoga 1960 14,326 Urban collector E. 14th St. Ramp over IR-77NB Rmp to E14th NB
Cuyahoga 1958 14,182 Urban other principal arterial Pl Valley Rd Cr121 over Riverview Rd/Creek
Cuyahoga 1958 14,182 Urban other principal arterial Pl Valley Rd Cr121 over Canal Rd, Oh Canal/Metro
Cuyahoga 1930 13,835 Urban minor arterial SR 10 over Columbus Rd
Type of Bridge Number of Bridges Area of All Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on All Bridges Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges
Rural Interstate 65 102,210 1,327,342 0 0 0
Rural arterial 58 30,878 474,543 2 734 16,712
Rural minor arterial 51 19,805 265,913 1 984 3,813
Rural major collector 149 47,341 430,336 10 1,500 15,034
Rural minor collector 122 24,055 214,422 10 1,794 10,775
Rural local road 477 100,079 488,369 62 6,810 49,574
Urban Interstate 481 1,092,926 24,103,217 12 30,658 703,712
Urban freeway/expressway 144 284,065 3,723,083 1 964 14,583
Urban other principal arterial 228 328,818 3,339,759 10 20,250 157,563
Urban minor arterial 388 425,471 3,784,353 36 67,984 394,994
Urban collector 263 190,755 1,562,804 10 3,977 56,065
Urban local road 284 120,183 931,407 28 11,279 78,067
Total 2,710 2,766,587 40,645,548 182 146,934 1,500,892
Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 81 $131.5 1,057,954 52,700
Widening & rehabilitation 10 $43.3 258,415 26,237
Rehabilitation 209 $352.1 1,760,454 206,789
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 59 $266.3 1,714,534 157,310
Other structural work 38 $36.4 341,377 21,250
Total 397 $829.6 5,132,734 464,285

Data includes information for the following area(s): Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Portage County, Stark County, Summit County, Wayne County

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on July 3, 2023. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.

The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.

Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2022 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.

Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.

38
Compared to 39 in 2022

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. West Virginia 20.0%
37. Oregon 5.0%
38. Ohio 5.0%
39. Maryland 5.0%

13
Compared to 13 in 2022

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,558
12. Michigan 1,292
13. Ohio 1,251
14. Nebraska 1,213

37
Compared to 41 in 2022

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. Rhode Island 15.0%
36. Oklahoma 4.0%
37. Ohio 4.0%
38. Oregon 3.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on July 3, 2023. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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