Structure 3234398 · Hancock County, OH

Was Twp RD 243 over Joseph Boley Ditch

Carries Was Twp RD 243 over Joseph Boley Ditch, 0.15 Mi S CR 226.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

47 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.

Built197551 years old
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic504counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyHancock
Location0.15 Mi S CR 226
CarriesWas Twp RD 243
CrossesJoseph Boley Ditch
Coordinates41.15519, -83.50692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area121.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic504 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3234398

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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