Structure 6200788 · Ottawa County, OH

SR 2 over Sandusky Bay

Carries SR 2 over Sandusky Bay, Ott /erie Co. Line.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,047 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,047 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 5.7 football fields. 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2007
Length2046.9 ft623.9 m
Daily traffic18,329counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyOttawa
LocationOtt /erie Co. Line
CarriesSR 2
CrossesSandusky Bay
Coordinates41.48376, -82.83494

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2046.9 ft (623.9 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width94.5 ft (28.8 m)
Deck Area17968.3 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,329 (2015)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number6200788

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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