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Outline
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A fiscally responsible design that reflects technology of our time and respects history and culture of Cleveland
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Public Input
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Innerbelt Project Update
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Central Viaduct Bridge Site
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Project Budget

  • Construction Group 1


      •  Current Project Construction Budget = $274M (2010 $)


      •  Viaduct Bridge Approx 60% - 70% of Cost of Construction Group









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Preliminary Schedule
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Timeline of Subcommittee and Public Meetings
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Project Team
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Innerbelt Bridge Subcommittee
  • Will recommend a bridge type to ODOT by
  • October 2006
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Bridge Type Selection Process
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Bridge Concept Development
  • Integrated Concept Development
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Project Parameters
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Project Parameters
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Project Parameters
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Structural Requirements
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Global Aesthetics
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Global Aesthetics
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Global Aesthetics
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Detailed Aesthetics - LATER
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Global Aesthetics
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Context
  • Surrounding Elements


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Context
  • Should the bridge stand out or blend in?



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Context
  • View from Existing Bridge
  • Bridge supported from Below or Above
  • Impact on Skyline view


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Context
  • Theme - What Defines Cleveland?


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“Signature” vs. “Exotic”
  • Scale



  • Effect on Cost












  • OUR GOAL: A fiscally responsible design that reflects technology of our time and respects history and culture of Cleveland



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Concept Development Team
  • Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
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Michael Baker Bridge Design Team
  • John Dietrick - National Director of Bridge Engineering                Services
  • Bob Bondi
    • Ironton Russell Bridge
    • Weirton-Steubenville Bridge
    • Maysville Bridge
    • Blennerhassett Island Bridge


  • Jeff Broadwater
    • Fulton Road Bridge
    • Fleet, Grant and Railroad Bridges over I-77


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Concept Development Team
  • Christian Menn
  • Aesthetics, Economy, Constructability
  • All Go Hand-in-Hand
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Concept Development Team
  • Daniel Tassin
  • Concrete Bridge Expert
  • Long Career Working with Contractors
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Concept Development Team
  • Peter Taylor
  • World-renowned Cable-supported
    Bridge Expert
  • Construction Engineering
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Bridge Types – Truss
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Bridge Types – Cable Stayed
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Bridge Types – Box Girder
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Bridge Types – Extradosed
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Bridge Types – Tied Arch
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Bridge Types – Plate Girder
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Typical Evaluation Criteria
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Evaluation Sub-Criteria – Aesthetics & Context
  • Travelers perspective:
    • Approach to Downtown Cleveland
    • Leaving Downtown Cleveland

  • Community perspective:
    • Street Level view from Tremont
    • Street Level view from Gateway
    • View from the Cuyahoga River Valley
    • View from the Flats


  • Downtown skyline perspective: Stand Out or Blend?


  • Tremont skyline perspective: Stand Out or Blend?
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Preliminary Concepts
  • Concrete Box Girder
  • Steel Deck Truss
  • Steel Plate Girder
  • Extradosed
  • Steel Tied Arch
  • Single Tower Cable Stayed (I)
  • Single Tower Cable Stayed (II)
  • Two Tower Cable Stayed


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Concept 1 – Concrete Box Girder
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Concept 1 – Concrete Box Girder
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Concept 2 – Steel Deck Truss
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Concept 2 – Steel Deck Truss
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Concept 3 – Steel Plate Girder
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Concept 3 – Steel Plate Girder
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Concept 4 – Extradosed
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Concept 4 – Extradosed
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Concept 5 – Steel Tied Arch
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Concept 5 – Steel Tied Arch
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Concept 6 – Single Tower Cable Stay (I)
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Concept 6 – Single Tower Cable Stay (I)
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Concept 7 – Single Tower Cable Stay (II)
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Concept 7 – Single Tower Cable Stay (II)
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Concept 8 – Two Tower Cable Stay
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Concept 8 – Two Tower Cable Stay
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Next Public Meeting
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Evaluation Sub-Criteria – Aesthetics & Context
  • Travelers perspective:
    • Approach to Downtown Cleveland
    • Leaving Downtown Cleveland

  • Community perspective:
    • Street Level view from Tremont
    • Street Level view from Gateway
    • View from the Cuyahoga River Valley
    • View from the Flats


  • Downtown skyline perspective: Stand Out or Blend?


  • Tremont skyline perspective: Stand Out or Blend?
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Context
  • Surrounding Elements


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Context
  • Theme - What Defines Cleveland?


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