Structure 4734000 · Lorain County, OH

East River Rd. over French Ck

Carries East River Rd. over French Ck, 0.2 Miles South Of 611.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

54 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1900126 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic9,500counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLorain
Location0.2 Miles South Of 611
CarriesEast River Rd.
CrossesFrench Ck
Coordinates41.45812, -82.10563

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area133.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,500 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
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 Number4734000

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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