Structure 5459281 · Mercer County, OH

Menchhofer Road over Wabash River

Carries Menchhofer Road over Wabash River, Just West Of ST Peter RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

125 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length125.0 ft38.1 m
Daily traffic244counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMercer
LocationJust West Of ST Peter RD
CarriesMenchhofer Road
CrossesWabash River
Coordinates40.49435, -84.74646

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area323.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic244 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
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 Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number5459281

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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