Structure 5135370 · Marion County, OH

County Road 45 over Bridge Over Rush Creek

Carries County Road 45 over Bridge Over Rush Creek, 0.6 Mi E. Of Jct Sr-37.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

103 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic146counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMarion
Location0.6 Mi E. Of Jct Sr-37
CarriesCounty Road 45
CrossesBridge Over Rush Creek
Coordinates40.51500, -83.32778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area266.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic146 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number5135370

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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