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Usr 224 over Bell Ditch

Van Wert County, Ohio · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Usr 224 over Bell Ditch in Van Wert County, Ohio, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,039 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 318 inventoried bridges in Van Wert County rated fair (11.6%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US127 S Washington over Town Creek #	1996	11,215	Good
SR 118 W Main St over Town Creek #	1999	8,314	Good
Usr 127 over Town Creek	1984	7,187	Fair
Usr 127 over Long Prairie Creek	1984	7,118	Fair
Usr 30 WB over Blue Creek	1968	6,982	Fair
Usr 30 EB over Blue Creek	1968	6,982	Good