Structure 5004535 · Mahoning County, OH

US 224 over Berlin Reservoir

Carries US 224 over Berlin Reservoir, 2.78 Mi W Of SR 534.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT377 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

377 ft end to end, longest span 145 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 2002
Length377.0 ft114.9 m
Daily traffic3,755counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMahoning
Location2.78 Mi W Of SR 534
CarriesUS 224
CrossesBerlin Reservoir
Coordinates41.02160, -81.00023

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length377.0 ft (114.9 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area1781.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,755 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number5004535

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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