Infrastructure Plan Would Fix Some Of Ohio s 1,377 Structurally Deficient Bridges Patch 3 hrs ago
Five miles from the Ohio River in Lawrence County stands a small bridge on Sugar Creek-Johnstown Road.
Only about 20 feet long, the bridge overtop Turkey Fork Creek aids residents of this very rural area in Southern Ohio reach the closest stores, restaurants and school buildings in nearby Coal Grove and Ironton. First built in 1940, around 100 vehicles pass over the bridge each day.
Inspectors have deemed the bridge’s surface and overall structure to be in poor condition.
There are 1,376 other bridges in Ohio found to be “structurally deficient,” according to the most recent inspections from 2020. Most of them are in rural areas like the one on Sugar Creek-Johnstown Road, but hundreds more are in urban areas with much greater numbers of Ohioans traveling over them every day.
Most of the bridges most in need are in rural areas. Author: Tyler Buchanan (Ohio Capital Journal) Published: 10:05 AM EDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 10:25 AM EDT April 19, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Five miles from the Ohio River in Lawrence County stands a small bridge on Sugar Creek-Johnstown Road.
Only about 20 feet long, the bridge overtop Turkey Fork Creek aids residents of this very rural area in Southern Ohio reach the closest stores, restaurants and school buildings in nearby Coal Grove and Ironton. First built in 1940, around 100 vehicles pass over the bridge each day.
Inspectors have deemed the bridge’s surface and overall structure to be in poor condition.