Construction of The New Fulton Road Bridge
The replacement bridge overlooks the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and spans a historic footbridge, two railroad tracks, a major water main, and several maintenance roads and foot paths - as did the original. It has four traffic lanes, two bicycle lanes, and sidewalks.
The building contractor for the new bridge, Kokosing Construction Company, estimated the cost of replacing the bridge at $45,859,138.00.
The new structure is an eleven-span, pre-cast, open-spandrel arch bridge. According to the contractor, nearly "1,800 cubic yards of self-leveling mass concrete are contained in the bridge piers. These seven piers were post-tensioned to support the pre-cast arches, which were erected in segments on shoring towers and then post-tensioned as well. Following the erection of the arches, the spandrel columns and caps were poured. Pre-cast concrete beams were also erected to support the bridge deck."
There were several delays during the replacement project, some due to weather conditions. The original opening estimate for mid-2009 was pushed back several times, eventually as far as July, 2010, when the new bridge was finally opened for traffic. Cleveland city Councilman Kevin Kelley called the delays "incredibly frustrating", noting they were "beyond reasonable and not fair to merchants" many of whom had gone out of business due to rerouted traffic.
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