Structure 540951 · Athens County, OH

Madison Street over W.bch Sunday Creek

Carries Madison Street over W.bch Sunday Creek, 0.04 Mi. South Of C.r.13.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

91 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 through truss.

Built1954rebuilt 1997
Length91.2 ft27.8 m
Daily traffic150counted 1951
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyAthens
Location0.04 Mi. South Of C.r.13
CarriesMadison Street
CrossesW.bch Sunday Creek
Coordinates39.50264, -82.08161

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length91.2 ft (27.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area177.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (1951)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0540951

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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