Structure 8704929 · Wood County, OH

Wales Road over Ir 75

Carries Wales Road over Ir 75, 1.8 Mi N. Buck RD & Ir75.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT326 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

326 ft end to end, longest span 97 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2001
Length326.1 ft99.4 m
Daily traffic12,020counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyWood
Location1.8 Mi N. Buck RD & Ir75
CarriesWales Road
CrossesIr 75
Coordinates41.60887, -83.54300

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length326.1 ft (99.4 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area1610.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,020 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number8704929

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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