Structure 7201664 · Sandusky County, OH

Usr 20 over Muddy Creek

Carries Usr 20 over Muddy Creek, 550 Ft. E. Of SR 600.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

92 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.

Built200125 years old
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic12,621counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountySandusky
Location550 Ft. E. Of SR 600
CarriesUsr 20
CrossesMuddy Creek
Coordinates41.40019, -83.23982

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area725.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,621 (2015)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7201664

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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