SR 97 over Slater Run

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

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

• SR 97 over Slater Run in Richland County, Ohio, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1981 and reconstructed in 2019, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 2,226 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 235 of the 358 inventoried bridges in Richland County rated good (65.6%); 18 (5.0%) 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.

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

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