Structure 2002469 · Defiance County, OH

SR 281 Domersville over E. River Rd&maumee

Carries SR 281 Domersville over E. River Rd&maumee, Sr-281 East Edge Of Def.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,010 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,010 ft end to end, longest span 152 ft: about 2.8 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 girder bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 2009
Length1009.8 ft307.8 m
Daily traffic1,728counted 2015
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyDefiance
LocationSr-281 East Edge Of Def
CarriesSR 281 Domersville
CrossesE. River Rd&maumee
Coordinates41.29355, -84.32354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1009.8 ft (307.8 m)
Max Span151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area3416.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,728 (2015)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number2002469

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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