Browning Road over Kent Run
Muskingum County, Ohio · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Browning Road over Kent Run in Muskingum County, Ohio, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1900, making it 125 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 209 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 117 of the 364 inventoried bridges in Muskingum County rated fair (32.1%); 33 (9.1%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- Its class is unchanged from 2024 (fair), but component ratings moved: deck 9 to 7.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated October 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- 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.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 9 | 7 | Good condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Substructure | 6 | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel girder and floorbeam |
| Length | about 56 ft |
| Location | Inter of Sugargrove Road |
| NBI structure number | 6032699 |
| Condition class | Fair |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | October 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 12 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Ohio department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Muskingum County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-70 & Ramps Aekj over over Musk Riv&rrs&street | 1962 | 57,588 | Good |
| I-70 over Ir 70 over Abandoned RR | 1962 | 48,490 | Good |
| I-70 over Ir 70 over 5TH Street | 1961 | 44,190 | Fair |
| Hamline Ave over Ir 70 | 1962 | 43,758 | Good |
| CR 107 over C107 Sundale Rd over I70 | 1966 | 41,343 | Good |
| I-70 over Ir 70 over 6TH St | 1961 | 39,768 | Good |
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