Structure 2511460 · Franklin County, OH

270wb To 71sb over Ramp 71nb-270wb

Carries 270wb To 71sb over Ramp 71nb-270wb, 0.16 Mi E Of I71.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyFranklin
Location0.16 Mi E Of I71
Carries270wb To 71sb
CrossesRamp 71nb-270wb
Coordinates40.11093, -82.97488

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area721.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic104,140 (1990)
That is about 104,140 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2511460

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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