Structure 2560550 · Franklin County, OH

Stelzer RD over (o) Railroad

Carries Stelzer RD over (o) Railroad, 450 Ft S/fifth Avenue.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT387 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

387 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 5 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.

Built1943rebuilt 2001
Length387.1 ft118 m
Daily traffic18,466counted 2015
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyFranklin
Location450 Ft S/fifth Avenue
CarriesStelzer RD
Crosses(o) Railroad
Coordinates39.98283, -82.91371

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length387.1 ft (118 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area2513.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,466 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2560550

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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