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State Route 161 over South Folk Licking River

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

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

State Route 161 over South Folk Licking River in Licking 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 34,471 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 256 of the 432 inventoried bridges in Licking County rated good (59.3%); 30 (6.9%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ir 70 over Ir 70 over Tr 171	2014	43,495	Good
Thornwood Crossing over SR16	2016	42,950	Good
Interstate 70 over IR70 Ovr TR327 Lancers R	1958	41,709	Good
State Route 161 over Trib to S Fork Licking	2008	34,471	Good
Interstate 70 over IR70 Ovr TR324 Roley Hil	1958	34,343	Good
Interstate 70 over IR70 over Tr 334 Mt Hope	1959	34,343	Good