Structure 8552932 · Wayne County, OH

County Road 438 over Salt Creek

Carries County Road 438 over Salt Creek, 0.1 Mi. S. Of Tr439.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

103 ft end to end, longest span 39 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic1,337counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyWayne
Location0.1 Mi. S. Of Tr439
CarriesCounty Road 438
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates40.66874, -81.87451

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area307.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,337 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number8552932

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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