Structure 5900646 · Morrow County, OH

US 42 over Whetstone Creek

Carries US 42 over Whetstone Creek, South Side Mt. Gilead.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

112 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic9,159counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyMorrow
LocationSouth Side Mt. Gilead
CarriesUS 42
CrossesWhetstone Creek
Coordinates40.54442, -82.82961

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area480.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,159 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5900646

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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