COUNTY ROAD 203
Carrying COUNTY ROAD 203 over MUSKINGUM RIVER
MCCONNELSVILLE VILLAGE, Morgan, Ohio
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
COUNTY ROAD 203 in Morgan, Ohio sits above 1% of rated Ohio bridges on inventory load rating (10 t), while its 1913 build year is earlier than 92% of Morgan's recorded-year cohort (159 bridges).
COUNTY ROAD 203 in Morgan, Ohio is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1913, 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:5835712
PRE-1950 · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · DECK-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- DECK-LED Deck-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light 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 203
The COUNTY ROAD 203 bridge in Morgan, Ohio carries COUNTY ROAD 203 over MUSKINGUM RIVER. It was built in 1913, making it 113 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1991, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 172.5 meters (566 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 8,919 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked 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). At least one major component here scores 4 or below, which produces a Poor condition classification under FHWA's current reporting rules.
How COUNTY ROAD 203 compares
Age against the county: built in 1913, earlier than 146 of Morgan's 159 bridges with a recorded construction year (92%), against a county median build year of 1955. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Ohio bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (26,729 rated).
COUNTY ROAD 203 vs every rated Ohio bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
10 Top 99% higher than 1% 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
- 1913
- Last Reconstructed
- 1991
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 172.5 m (566 ft)
- Deck Width
- 5.5 m (18 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 8,919 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 5835712
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates poor at 3/9, with advanced deterioration recorded on the latest inspection.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • At 4/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
COUNTY ROAD 203 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 203 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 203?
COUNTY ROAD 203 in Morgan, Ohio has a deck rating of 3/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is COUNTY ROAD 203 inspected?
COUNTY ROAD 203'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 8,919 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. COUNTY ROAD 203 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 203?
COUNTY ROAD 203 has an NBI inventory load rating of 9.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining COUNTY ROAD 203?
COUNTY ROAD 203 is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is COUNTY ROAD 203 and does age affect safety?
COUNTY ROAD 203 was built in 1913, making it 113 years old and last reconstructed in 1991.
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