Structure 503045 · Athens County, OH

SR 143 over Flat Run

Carries SR 143 over Flat Run, 0.75mi E Jct. Usr 50.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic309counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyAthens
Location0.75mi E Jct. Usr 50
CarriesSR 143
CrossesFlat Run
Coordinates39.21359, -82.25235

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area71.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic309 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0503045

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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