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SR 97 over Branch Horse Tail Run

Ashland County, Ohio · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

SR 97 over Branch Horse Tail Run in Ashland County, Ohio, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 679 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 94 of the 283 inventoried bridges in Ashland County rated fair (33.2%); 7 (2.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Ohio department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ir 71 over Jamison Creek	1959	47,296	Good
Ir 71 over Katotawa Creek	1959	23,727	Good
Ir 71 over Katotawa Creek	1959	23,727	Good
Ir 71 over over Asd-0251-1117 Ch	1959	23,727	Good
Ir 71 over over Asd-0251-1115 Ch	1959	23,727	Good
Ir 71 over over Asd-175-1072redhawc	1959	23,727	Good