Structure 4233832 · Knox County, OH

Possum Street over Vance Creek

Carries Possum Street over Vance Creek, 0.3 Mi N Of Ward RD.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

37 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length37.1 ft11.3 m
Daily traffic162counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyKnox
Location0.3 Mi N Of Ward RD
CarriesPossum Street
CrossesVance Creek
Coordinates40.28505, -82.54450

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area81.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic162 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4233832

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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