Structure 6801536 · Preble County, OH

C34 over I70

Carries C34 over I70, .8 Mi E Of Sr503.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

282 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 4 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.

Built196462 years old
Length282.2 ft86 m
Daily traffic509counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyPreble
Location.8 Mi E Of Sr503
CarriesC34
CrossesI70
Coordinates39.83709, -84.52609

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.2 ft (86 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area808.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic509 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6801536

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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