CONSTRUCTION
Ohio Department of Transportation . With demolition complete , the project is now in its building phase , constructing a 4,000 ft bridge in a Delta Girder style .
“ Its primary design — the main span over the river and the valley — is 2,800 ft long ,” says Jason Tucker , TGR construction project manager . “ It is a 10-span structure that is a Delta Girder modified design . It will be five lanes and with full shoulders , so it ’ s about 100 ft wide . The approach span is a four-span conventional girder bridge with similar width , and the length of that is 1,200 ft .”
The bridge delivers motorists to
Cleveland ’ s busy Central Business District , while the approach side travels near the homes and businesses of the Tremont neighborhood . Construction on each side commands its own challenges , as do the slopes of the Cuyahoga River itself .
“ Another part of the reason we replaced the 1959 bridge is that the foundations didn ’ t go down to bedrock on the original structure ,” says Adam Belasik , TGR project manager . “ We changed that on this bridge so that we could secure it to help stabilize the slope .”
To guarantee quality , TGR and the
Crew members are nearly 90 feet above ground tying rebar inside the cap form of a pier . Some of the rebar was tied together at ground level and lifted into the form but much had to be done in place www . innerbelt . org 79