Structure 3203514 · Hancock County, OH

SR 103 over Blanchard River

Carries SR 103 over Blanchard River, 0.4 Mi. West Of Sr37.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 2001
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic711counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyHancock
Location0.4 Mi. West Of Sr37
CarriesSR 103
CrossesBlanchard River
Coordinates40.89116, -83.56446

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area519.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic711 (2015)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3203514

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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