Structure 4538021 · Licking County, OH

Bennington Chapel over Otter Fork

Carries Bennington Chapel over Otter Fork, 0.6 Mi E Of SR 657.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

67 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.

Built200125 years old
Length66.6 ft20.3 m
Daily traffic487counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLicking
Location0.6 Mi E Of SR 657
CarriesBennington Chapel
CrossesOtter Fork
Coordinates40.24676, -82.57085

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Max Span62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area123.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic487 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4538021

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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