Structure 5234298 · Medina County, OH

RD 50 - Chippewa over Chippewa Inlet

Carries RD 50 - Chippewa over Chippewa Inlet, 4295 E Of RD 85.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

64 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 through truss.

Built1956rebuilt 1995
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic792counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMedina
Location4295 E Of RD 85
CarriesRD 50 - Chippewa
CrossesChippewa Inlet
Coordinates41.07676, -81.91268

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area142.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic792 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5234298

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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