Structure 7932650 · Tuscarawas County, OH

Fairfield CR 85 over Branch Of Tuscarawas Riv

Carries Fairfield CR 85 over Branch Of Tuscarawas Riv, 0.9 Mi. E. Of SR 800 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

33 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 slab bridge.

Built1927rebuilt 1951
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic1,372counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyTuscarawas
Location0.9 Mi. E. Of SR 800 Jct
CarriesFairfield CR 85
CrossesBranch Of Tuscarawas Riv
Coordinates40.53091, -81.41638

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area89.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1951)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,372 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number7932650

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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