OHIO TURNPIKE CUYAHOGA RIVER BRIDGE REHABILITATION

Opened to traffic in 1955, the twin two-lane Ohio Turnpike bridges over the Cuyahoga River valley span 2,650 ft. and reach as high as 175 ft. above the valley floor. Each bridge is comprised of four 100-ft-long girder spans and nine 250-ft-long truss spans supported by 12 reinforced concrete piers. As the use of deicing salts increased during the 1960s, so did deterioration of the concrete portions of the bridges. The original design permitted salt water to flow directly onto the surfaces of the piers. By the mid-1970s deterioration of the piers became evident. Efforts to patch the piers and divert drainage were made, but the piers had already become so saturated with chlorides that deterioration continued. In 1980, under contract to the Ohio Turnpike Commission, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff inspected the piers and found that about 40 percent of their surface area was spalled or near spalled. Subsequently the firm recommended methods of repair to prevent recurrence of the condition, prepared plans and specifications for shotcreting (selected atlernative), and provided resident construction inspection.

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record Number 950, Volume 1, Second Bridge Engineering Conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board and the Federal Highway Administration, September 24-26, 1984. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Structures Maintenance. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Freeh, William S
• Conference:
  • Bridge Engineering Conference, 2nd, 1984, Washington, DC, USA
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 173-176
• Monograph Title: Second bridge engineering conference. volumes 1 and 2
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 950
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Bridges; Deicers (Equipment); Deterioration; Driver rehabilitation; Reinforced concrete; Repairing; Shotcrete; Spalling
• Identifier Terms: Ohio Turnpike
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers; Rehabilitation; Repairs
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390863
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 03090036593
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM