Structure 8003017 · Union County, OH

SR 347 over Over Blues Creek

Carries SR 347 over Over Blues Creek, Just East Of SR 31.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

50 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic3,068counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyUnion
LocationJust East Of SR 31
CarriesSR 347
CrossesOver Blues Creek
Coordinates40.34619, -83.38833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area149.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,068 (2015)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number8003017

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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