Structure 7250274 · Sandusky County, OH

Cherry St. over Portage River Cherry ST

Carries Cherry St. over Portage River Cherry ST, 0.01m N Of Ft. Findlay RD.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic955counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountySandusky
Location0.01m N Of Ft. Findlay RD
CarriesCherry St.
CrossesPortage River Cherry ST
Coordinates41.44833, -83.36667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area470.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic955 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7250274

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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