Structure 4504879 · Licking County, OH

NB SR 79 over NB SR 79 Over US 40

Carries NB SR 79 over NB SR 79 Over US 40, 01.35 Mi N.of Ir70.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT148 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

148 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length148.0 ft45.1 m
Daily traffic6,531counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLicking
Location01.35 Mi N.of Ir70
CarriesNB SR 79
CrossesNB SR 79 Over US 40
Coordinates39.96137, -82.48030

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area631.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,531 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4504879

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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