Structure 3701212 · Hocking County, OH

SR 56 over Salt Creek

Carries SR 56 over Salt Creek, 2.48m W Of Jct SR 664.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

217 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 3 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.

Built198937 years old
Length216.9 ft66.1 m
Daily traffic1,012counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyHocking
Location2.48m W Of Jct SR 664
CarriesSR 56
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates39.41326, -82.64302

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length216.9 ft (66.1 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area601.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,012 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number3701212

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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