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SR 7 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

SR 7 over Buffalo Creek in Lawrence County, Ohio, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 29,067 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 67 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Lawrence County rated good (27.0%); 22 (8.9%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Steel culvert
Length	about 31 ft
Location	.27 Mi N of US 52
NBI structure number	4401204
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	July 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 52 over Solida Creek	1959	24,360	Good
US 52 over Lane Street	1967	23,978	Good
Usr 52 over Lane Street	1967	23,978	Good
US 52 over Solida Creek	1959	23,268	Good
US 52 over Solida Creek	1959	23,268	Fair
US 52 over Memorial Street	1967	22,732	Good