Blanchard River TR 173 Bridge

Photos

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Photo Courtesy Ohio Department of Transportation.

BH Photo #183680

Overview: Three-span arch bridge over Blanchard River on TR 173
Location: Hancock County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1924
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 54.1 ft.
Total length: 164.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.99254, -83.55692 (decimal degrees)
40°59'33" N, 83°33'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/284924/4541077 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mount Blanchard
Average daily traffic (as of 1996): 50
Inventory numbers: ODOT 3233456 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27634 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.5 (out of 100)
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October 26, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed. Added ODOT Photos.