For a detailed review of 2000 activity, please read on. This section includes a comprehensive listing of all projects that were completed during the 2000 construction year. The Butler County Engineer's Office performs an annual inspection of all bridges on County and Township roads.
Some bridges receive inspection two or more times per year due to their worsened condition.
That number remained unchanged at the end of the year. There are 34 bridges located on State highways within municipalities for which the State of Ohio has inspection responsibility but the County Engineer has maintenance responsibility. Nineteen bridges were posted with load limit restrictions at the end of 2000. The County Engineer's aggressive bridge program is designed to reduce and eventually eliminate all load-rated bridges. A culvert is a conduit running underneath a road for the purpose of transferring storm water runoff from one side of the road to another.