Structure 4504836 · Licking County, OH

State Route 79 over Over So Fork Lic River

Carries State Route 79 over Over So Fork Lic River, .2 M N Of Jct I-70.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT137 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

137 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1996
Length137.1 ft41.8 m
Daily traffic14,557counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLicking
Location.2 M N Of Jct I-70
CarriesState Route 79
CrossesOver So Fork Lic River
Coordinates39.94791, -82.48070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Max Span42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area932.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,557 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4504836

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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