Detour Rental Enables Bridge Replacement in Ohio

The bridge carrying traffic over the Cuyahoga River and linking the City of Independence with the Village of Valley View in Ohio was built in 1960 but had become both functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. Although the structure does not carry a high volume of traffic, it provides the only access to a seven-acre commercial area, including a supplier of cranes and heavy-lift equipment.

When the project to replace the bridge was planned, providing a safe and robust Acrow detour structure during construction was considered crucial to avoiding serious economic impact on these businesses. A two-lane Acrow bridge, 200 feet long and 24 feet wide, was selected for the project. The structure also has five-foot-wide brackets on one side to accommodate a gas line. The structure has an epoxy deck surface and is designed to a live load of HL-93, capable of supporting cranes and other heavy equipment. Despite the extremely limited build area of approximately 150 feet long and 40 feet wide, Acrow’s modular bridge was erected without difficulty and successfully installed with a crane-assisted launch. The bridge was opened to traffic in mid-December 2022 and is anticipated to be on site for a year.

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