Structure 4863925 · Lucas County, OH

Talmadge Road over Ottawa River 1175

Carries Talmadge Road over Ottawa River 1175, 0.2 M. N. Of Bancroft St..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT136 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

136 ft end to end, longest span 50 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2013
Length136.2 ft41.5 m
Daily traffic9,517counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyLucas
Location0.2 M. N. Of Bancroft St.
CarriesTalmadge Road
CrossesOttawa River 1175
Coordinates41.66559, -83.64361

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Area626.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,517 (2015)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4863925

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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