Structure 2561018 · Franklin County, OH

Parsons Avenue over (o) Railroad

Carries Parsons Avenue over (o) Railroad, 350 Ft S/hosack Street.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT226 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

226 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 3 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.

Built1948rebuilt 2009
Length226.0 ft68.9 m
Daily traffic17,461counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyFranklin
Location350 Ft S/hosack Street
CarriesParsons Avenue
Crosses(o) Railroad
Coordinates39.92089, -82.98470

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length226.0 ft (68.9 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area1226.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,461 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2561018

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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