Structure 4805909 · Lucas County, OH

Ir 280 over Maumee River And Rr

Carries Ir 280 over Maumee River And Rr, Vgcs Main Span @ Maumee R.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,525 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,525 ft end to end, longest span 613 ft: about 4.2 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built200719 years old
Length1524.9 ft464.8 m
Daily traffic57,927counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLucas
LocationVgcs Main Span @ Maumee R
CarriesIr 280
CrossesMaumee River And Rr
Coordinates41.65901, -83.51028

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length1524.9 ft (464.8 m)
Max Span612.9 ft (186.8 m)
Deck Width129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Area18406.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic57,927 (2015)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4805909

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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