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US 42 over Ballenger Jones Ditch

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

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

US 42 over Ballenger Jones Ditch in Madison 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,732 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 132 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated good (66.0%); 17 (8.5%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 33 ft
Location	02.48 Mi N.of US40
NBI structure number	4901606
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 over Big Darby Creek	1970	32,533	Good
I-70 over Big Darby Creek	1970	32,533	Good
I-70 over Little Darby Creek	1969	29,528	Good
I-70 over Little Darby Creek	1969	29,528	Good
I-70 over Deer Creek	1969	24,059	Good
I-70 EB over Deer Creek	1969	24,059	Good