COUNTY ROAD 52
Carrying COUNTY ROAD 52 over GOSHEN CREEK
300 FT WEST OF CR-73, Morgan, Ohio
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
COUNTY ROAD 52 in Morgan, Ohio sits above 7% of rated Ohio bridges on inventory load rating (23 t), while its 1981 build year is earlier than 33% of Morgan's recorded-year cohort (159 bridges).
COUNTY ROAD 52 in Morgan, Ohio is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1981, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 3. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure OH:5834449
LATE-CENTURY · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · SUB-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: COUNTY ROAD 52
The COUNTY ROAD 52 bridge in Morgan, Ohio carries COUNTY ROAD 52 over GOSHEN CREEK. It was built in 1981, making it 45 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1990, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 2 sections, stretching 17.7 meters (58 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 385 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Ohio bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How COUNTY ROAD 52 compares
Age against the county: built in 1981, earlier than 53 of Morgan's 159 bridges with a recorded construction year (33%), against a county median build year of 1955. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Ohio bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (26,729 rated).
COUNTY ROAD 52 vs every rated Ohio bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
23 Top 93% higher than 7% of 26,729 bridges
rated Ohio bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Morgan inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 159 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1981
- Last Reconstructed
- 1990
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 17.7 m (58 ft)
- Deck Width
- 4.3 m (14 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 385 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 5834449
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • At 6/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor condition (3/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
COUNTY ROAD 52 is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare COUNTY ROAD 52 against other structures in Morgan and across Ohio. Ohio bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for COUNTY ROAD 52?
COUNTY ROAD 52 in Morgan, Ohio has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 3/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is COUNTY ROAD 52 inspected?
COUNTY ROAD 52's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 385 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. COUNTY ROAD 52 is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for COUNTY ROAD 52?
COUNTY ROAD 52 has an NBI inventory load rating of 22.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining COUNTY ROAD 52?
COUNTY ROAD 52 is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is COUNTY ROAD 52 and does age affect safety?
COUNTY ROAD 52 was built in 1981, making it 45 years old and last reconstructed in 1990.
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