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SR 256 over Poplar Creek

Fairfield County, Ohio · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 256 over Poplar Creek in Fairfield County, Ohio, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,509 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 185 of the 322 inventoried bridges in Fairfield County rated good (57.5%); 21 (6.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 128 ft
Location	3.6 M W of Jct SR 158
NBI structure number	2303183
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
WB I-70 over IR70 over Blacklick Ck	1967	50,351	Fair
EB I-70 over IR70 over Blacklick Ck	1967	50,351	Fair
US Route 33 over Sycamore Creek	1950	40,661	Good
US Route 33 over Little Walnut Creek	1951	40,661	Good
US Route 33 over Tributary of Walnut Cree	1950	40,661	Fair
WB I-70 over IR70 over SR256	1967	25,282	Fair