Structure 2736772 · Gallia County, OH

Buhl Morton Road over Stream

Carries Buhl Morton Road over Stream, .11 Mi S Of Jackson Pike.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1986
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic325counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyGallia
Location.11 Mi S Of Jackson Pike
CarriesBuhl Morton Road
CrossesStream
Coordinates38.84106, -82.25622

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area40.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic325 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2736772

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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