Structure 6230008 · Ottawa County, OH

Fostoria RD over Crane Creek

Carries Fostoria RD over Crane Creek, 2.0 Mi. S. Jct Sr579.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

37 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.

Built195076 years old
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic779counted 2014
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyOttawa
Location2.0 Mi. S. Jct Sr579
CarriesFostoria RD
CrossesCrane Creek
Coordinates41.57408, -83.41537

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area96.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic779 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
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 Number6230008

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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