Structure 902942 · Butler County, OH

US 127 over Big Cave Run; Private DR

Carries US 127 over Big Cave Run; Private DR, 1.42 Mi S But-pre Co Line.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT106 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

106 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2008
Length106.0 ft32.3 m
Daily traffic4,047counted 2015
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyButler
Location1.42 Mi S But-pre Co Line
CarriesUS 127
CrossesBig Cave Run; Private DR
Coordinates39.54796, -84.64208

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area432.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,047 (2015)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0902942

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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