Valley View Bridge

The Valley View Bridge is a trio of steel multi-stringer highway girder bridges that carry Interstate 480 over the Cuyahoga River valley in Valley View and Independence, Ohio. They are 215 feet (66 m) high and 4,150 feet (1,260 m) long.

Valley View Bridge
Valley View Bridge as viewed from the east, 2012
Coordinates41.408552°N 81.633843°W / 41.408552; -81.633843 (Valley View Bridge)
Carries I-480
CrossesCuyahoga River
Ohio and Erie Canal
Csx Rail Line
Canal Road
W. Canal Road
Ohio/Erie Towpath Trail
LocaleValley View and Independence,
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Maintained byOhio Department of Transportation, District 12
ID number1812521
1812548
Characteristics
Designsteel multi-stringer highway girder bridges
Total length4,150 feet (1,260 m)
Height215 feet (66 m)
Longest span300 feet (91 m)
History
Construction start1972 (outer spans), 2018 (middle span)
Construction end1975 (outer spans), 2020 (middle span)
Opened1977 (outer spans), 2020 (middle span)
Statistics
Daily traffic180000
Location
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