Structure 2934744 · Greene County, OH

Ballard Road over Caesars Creek

Carries Ballard Road over Caesars Creek, 2.29 Mi N Of Jasper RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

79 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 through truss.

Built1883rebuilt 2016
Length79.1 ft24.1 m
Daily traffic12counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyGreene
Location2.29 Mi N Of Jasper RD
CarriesBallard Road
CrossesCaesars Creek
Coordinates39.67823, -83.81497

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area118.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1883 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number2934744

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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