Structure 2460092 · Fayette County, OH

Nelson Place over Belle-aire Ditch

Carries Nelson Place over Belle-aire Ditch, 0.08 N Of Waverly.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196858 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 1979
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyFayette
Location0.08 N Of Waverly
CarriesNelson Place
CrossesBelle-aire Ditch
Coordinates39.52107, -83.43345

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area101.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (1979)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2460092

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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