Photo 

Overview

Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Clear Fork on OH 13 (Main Street) in Bellville
Location
Richland County, Ohio
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1938 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1977
Builder
- Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Design
Riveted Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.62333, -82.51167   (decimal degrees)
40°37'24" N, 82°30'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/372143/4498043 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bellville
Inventory numbers
ODOT 7000243 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28313 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
6,480

Update Log 

  • June 15, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

  • Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com

Comments 

Bellville Bridge
Posted February 12, 2007, by Cecil (cneigh01 [at] baker [dot] edu)
Bellville Bridge
Posted September 16, 2006, by Anonymous

this bridge sucks my nuts

Bellville Bridge
Posted November 6, 2005, by Susan (Pureone2 [at] aol [dot] com)

Hung out under that bridge most of my childhood. Has a lot of sentimental meaning for me.