Structure 8232911 · Vinton County, OH

Elk Twp. Road 19l over Puncheon Fork

Carries Elk Twp. Road 19l over Puncheon Fork, .6 Mi. W. Of Jct. Us50.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic209counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyVinton
Location.6 Mi. W. Of Jct. Us50
CarriesElk Twp. Road 19l
CrossesPuncheon Fork
Coordinates39.26169, -82.52036

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area43.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic209 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number8232911

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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