Structure 432814 · Ashtabula County, OH

Shaffer Road over Grand River

Carries Shaffer Road over Grand River, 2.35 Mi. E. Of Ch9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

176 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1913rebuilt 2001
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic96counted 2015
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyAshtabula
Location2.35 Mi. E. Of Ch9
CarriesShaffer Road
CrossesGrand River
Coordinates41.64983, -80.86972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area278.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic96 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0432814

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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