Structure 4130332 · Jefferson County, OH

Co.rd. 53 over Yellow Creek

Carries Co.rd. 53 over Yellow Creek, 8.74mi E. Of Bergholz.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT106 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

106 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.

Built1952rebuilt 1990
Length106.0 ft32.3 m
Daily traffic207counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyJefferson
Location8.74mi E. Of Bergholz
CarriesCo.rd. 53
CrossesYellow Creek
Coordinates40.51489, -80.75742

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area219.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic207 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4130332

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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