Structure 8303029 · Warren County, OH

Sr73 over Caesar Creek

Carries Sr73 over Caesar Creek, 3.9 Mi E Of Jct Us42.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT878 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

878 ft end to end, longest span 158 ft: about 2.4 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.

Built197848 years old
Length878.0 ft267.6 m
Daily traffic3,285counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyWarren
Location3.9 Mi E Of Jct Us42
CarriesSr73
CrossesCaesar Creek
Coordinates39.50831, -84.02495

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length878.0 ft (267.6 m)
Max Span158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area3452.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,285 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number8303029

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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