Structure 7300026 · Scioto County, OH

Usr 23 over Ohio River Csx Front ST

Carries Usr 23 over Ohio River Csx Front ST, Over Oh River @ Portsmout.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,155 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,155 ft end to end, longest span 875 ft: about 6.0 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length2154.9 ft656.8 m
Daily traffic7,434counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyScioto
LocationOver Oh River @ Portsmout
CarriesUsr 23
CrossesOhio River Csx Front ST
Coordinates38.72886, -82.99705

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length2154.9 ft (656.8 m)
Max Span875.0 ft (266.7 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area13004.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,434 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7300026

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.

Nearby Bridges