Structure 6001351 · Muskingum County, OH

US 40 & Linden AVE over Licking& Muskingum River

Carries US 40 & Linden AVE over Licking& Muskingum River, .5 M W Of Jct US 22.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT905 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

905 ft end to end, longest span 133 ft: about 2.5 football fields. 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.

Built198442 years old
Length905.2 ft275.9 m
Daily traffic15,552counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
Location.5 M W Of Jct US 22
CarriesUS 40 & Linden AVE
CrossesLicking& Muskingum River
Coordinates39.94006, -82.01496

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length905.2 ft (275.9 m)
Max Span132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area3531.5 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,552 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number6001351

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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