LEGEND ODOT CLASS. A-1-b GRAVEL AND/OR STONE FRAGS. WITH SAND A-3. A-3a COARSE AND FINE SAND. A-4a. A-4b. A-6a. A-6b TOTAL VISUAL VISUAL

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1 PROJECT THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTING TWIN STRUCTURES FOR PROPOSED SR OVER SLOCUM AVENUE (TR-). THE TWO STRUCTURES ARE THREE-SPAN STRUCTURES USING SPI-THROUGH SLOPES AT THE ABUTMENTS. AN MSE WA IS ALSO PROPOSED TO RETAIN THE EMBANKMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE BETWEEN PIER AND THE FORWARD ABUTMENT. HISTORIC RECORDS HISTORIC BORING RECORDS FOR THE AREA WERE REQUESTED FROM THE ODOT OFFICE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND THE DISTRICT, HOWEVER, NO SUCH RECORDS EXISTED. GEOLOGY BEDROCK IS OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN LOGAN FORMATION. GENERAY, THIS FORMATION CONSISTS OF PRIMARILY SANDSTONE OR SANDY SILTSTONE WITH OCCASIONAL AREAS OF INTERBEDDED SHALE. HOWEVER, THE LITHOLOGY OF THE SANDSTONES VARIES BOTH LATERAY AND VERTICAY. WITHIN THIS AREA THE LOGAN FORMATION TYPICAY CONSISTS OF THICK, MASSIVE SANDSTONE UNITS. LEGEND GRAVEL AND/OR STONE FRAGS. WITH SAND FINE SAND COARSE AND FINE SAND SANDY SILT SILT SILT AND CLAY ODOT CLASS A--b A- A-a A-a A-b A-a CLASSIFIED MECH./VISUAL MORGAN RUSH River Scioto JEFFERSON VAEY Lucasville COOK C- CLAY MORRIS T- RUN CANDY T- BLUE LANE HOUSTON RUN RUN BLUE C- C- C- MINFORD BURNS WOODS C- HOOW C- GREEN BONSER C- PORTSMOUTH RIDDLEBARGER BRIAR RIDGE RUN C- T- SWAUGER Minford DUTCH C- LUCAS VIE- HOOW- VAEY- BLAKE RIDGE MINFORD Harrison Furnace C- HOOW T- MADISON Scioto County Airport HARRISON Scioto Little River BLOOM PID NO. HUNTLEY ROAD * COLUMBUS, OHIO RECONNAISSANCE SEVERAL SITE RECONNAISSANCE VISITS WERE MADE BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. THE SURROUNDING AREA IS DESCRIBED AS RURAL RESIDENTIAL. THE PROJECT AREA IS LOCATED IN THE LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER VAEY AND AND IS BOUNDED ON EITHER END BY STEEP SLOPES. THE STEEP SLOPES ARE COVERED WITH TREES AND BRUSH WHILE THE RELATIVELY LEVEL VAEY BOTTOM IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. SUBSURFACE EXORATION SILTY CLAY CLAY A-- SILTSTONE A-b TOTAL VISUAL Ohio River New Boston Kentucky Wheelersburg LOCATION MAP SCALE IN MILES PORTER N VERNON PROJECT STA. + TO STA. + // :: PM M:\proj\\.\Portsmouth Bridge Drawings\Phase \SCI--\title.dgn THE SUBSURFACE EXORATION CONSISTED OF DRIING A TOTAL OF SEVEN BORINGS. BORINGS TR- THROUGH TR- WERE DRIED BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, FOR THE PRELIMINARY BRIDGE CONFIGURATION. BORINGS B- AND B- WERE DRIED BETWEEN JANUARY AND,, FOR THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED STRUCTURE. TWO ADDITIONAL BORINGS, TR-A AND TR-A, WHICH WERE DRIED FOR THE FORWARD ABUTMENT EMBANKMENT AND THE REAR ABUTMENT EMBANKMENT, RESPECTIVELY, WERE ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE ANALYSES. BORING TR-A WAS DRIED ON JANUARY, AND BORING TR-A ON JANUARY AND, WITH AN ATV MOUNTED ROTARY DRI RIG, USING / -INCH I.D. HOOW STEM AUGERS TO ADVANCE THE HOLES THROUGH SOIL. DISTURBED SOIL SAMES WERE OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD PENETRATION TEST (AASHTO T) AT. TO.-FOOT INTERVALS FOR THE FU DEPTH OF THE SOIL PORTION OF THE BORINGS. UNDISTURBED SOIL SAMES WERE OBTAINED AT THE DEPTHS SHOWN ON THE LOGS AND IN THE PROFILE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AASHTO T. WHERE BEDROCK WAS ENCOUNTERED, THE BORINGS WERE ADVANCED AND THE ROCK WAS SAMED USING A TYPE NQ SERIES CORE BARREL, METHOD. EXORATION FINDINGS THE TEST BORINGS DISCLOSED PRDOMINANTLY COHESIVE DEPOSITS THAT CONSISTED OF MAINLY STIFF TO HARD SILT AND CLAY (A-A), SOFT TO MEDIUM STIFF SANDY SILT (A-A), MEDIUM STIFF TO HARD SILT (A-B), STIFF TO HARD SILTY CLAY (A-B), AND STIFF TO HARD CLAY (A--), WHILE THE GRANULAR SOILS ENCOUNTERED CONSISTED OF MAINLY OF VERY LOOSE TO MEDIUM DENSE SANDY SILT (A-A), VERY LOOSE TO MEDIUM DENSE SILT (A-B) AND LOOSE TO MEDIUM DENSE COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-A). THE NATIVE SOILS EXTENDED TO DEPTHS RANGING BETWEEN AND FEET BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE, WHERE BEDROCK WAS ENCOUNTERED. BEDROCK ENCOUNTERED IN THE BORINGS WAS MOSTLY SANDSTONE EXCEPT IN BORING B- WHERE SILTSTONE WAS ENCOUNTERED WITHIN THE DEPTH OF BORING. THE BEDROCK ENCOUNTERED WAS MOSTLY MEDIUM HARD TO HARD, MODERATELY WEATHERED, AND SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY FRACTURED. HOWEVER, A LAYER OF SEVERELY WEATHERED ROCK, APPROXIMATELY FEET THICK, WAS ENCOUNTERED ABOVE THE MORE COMPETENT, CORED BEDROCK IN BORINGS TR- AND TR-. THE AMOUNT OF ROCK RECOVERED IN EACH CORE RUN MOSTLY VARIED FROM TO PERCENT AND THE ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION () OF THE BEDROCK GENERAY RANGED FROM TO PERCENT WITH AN AVERAGE OF PERCENT, INDICATING GOOD QUALITY ROCK. RELATIVELY SEVERE LOSS OF RECOVERY OCCURRED IN THE CORE RUNS BETWEEN DEPTHS OF AND FEET IN BORING TR-. RECOVERY OF THE CORE SAME WAS ONLY PERCENT AND THE VALUE WAS PERCENT BETWEEN THE DEPTHS OF AND FEET OF THIS BORING. HOWEVER, THE CORE SAME WAS UNABLE TO BE RECOVERED BETWEEN THE DEPTHS OF AND FEET. SEEPAGE WAS FIRST ENCOUNTERED IN THE BORINGS AT DEPTHS RANGING FROM. TO. FEET BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE. A MEASURABLE LEVEL WAS ENCOUNTERED IN BORINGS B-, B-, TR- AND TR-A, PRIOR TO ROCK CORING, AT DEPTHS RANGING FROM. TO. FEET BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE. WAS USED DURING ROCK CORING AND MASKED ANY SEEPAGE ZONES THAT MIGHT EXIST IN THE ROCK. WEATHERED SANDSTONE VISUAL SANDSTONE VISUAL BORING LOCATION - AN VIEW DRIVE SAME AND/OR CORE BORING LOCATION OTTED TO VERTICAL SCALE ONLY W INDICATES FREE ELEVATION INDICATES STATIC ELEVATION TR INDICATES THE TOP OF ROCK ELEVATION FIGURES BESIDE THE BORING IN PROFILE INDICATE THE NUMBER OF BLOWS FOR STANDARD PENETRATION TEST X = NUMBER OF BLOWS FOR FIRST INCHES X/Y/Z Y = NUMBER OF BLOWS FOR SECOND INCHES Z = NUMBER OF BLOWS FOR THIRD INCHES INDICATES NUMBER OF BLOWS () TO DRIVE A SIT- (n) BARREL SAMER A DEPTH OF (n) INCHES OTHER THAN THE NORMAL INCH INCREMENT. SPECIFICATIONS THIS GEOTECHNICAL EXORATION WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, SPECIFICATIONS FOR GEOTECHNICAL EXORATIONS, DATED NOVEMBER. AVAILABLE INFORMATION A AVAILABLE SOIL AND BEDROCK INFORMATION THAT CAN BE CONVENIENTLY SHOWN ON THE SOIL PROFILE SHEETS HAS BEEN SO REPORTED. ADDITIONAL SUBSURFACE EXORATIONS MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO STUDY SOME SPECIAL ASPECT OF THE PROJECT. COPIES OF THIS DATA, IF ANY, MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE DISTRICT DEPUTY DIRECTOR S OFFICE, THE OFFICE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AT WEST BROAD STREET OR THE OFFICE OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AT WEST BROAD STREET. " " PARTICLE SIZE DEFINITIONS. mm. mm SIEVE. mm SIEVE. mm Boulders Cobbles Gravel Coarse Sand Fine Sand Silt Clay RECON. - DRIING - - SIEVE AMJ AND SJR / to / DW AND RB // TO //, // TO //, // TO // RLS & AMJ / REVIEWED - AEN // SCI--. BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE.

2 tank Road N tank TR-A Pershing Avenue TR- B- S.R. tank TR- junk B- Pershing Avenue TR- B- S.R. junk B- dense trees BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SCI--. HORIZONTAL SCALE IN FEET SR OVER SLOCUM AVE.

3 S.R. STRUCTURE SCI--. FOUNDATION INVESTIGATION SR BRIDGE OVER NO. SLOCUM SCI-- AVE. Topsoil-". TR-A Rt.. B-Rt. // // // // Topsoil-". TR- Lt. // Topsoil-" // // // // // // // // // // // Topsoil-". TR- Rt. // Topsoil-". B-Lt. WOH// Topsoil-". TR- Lt. // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // WOH// // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // () // // // // // // () // // () // //() WOH// // Asphalt Concrete. B- Aggregate Lt Pavement-" /// /// // Base-" // //

4 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR-A Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR-A Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to //..... Blows per " P-.+.. Topsoil - " Very stiff to hard mottled brown and gray CLAY (A-- ), some to "and" silt, trace fine sand; damp to moist. Stiff to very stiff mottled brown and gray SILT AND CLAY Water seepage at:.,.. (prior to coring). (includes drilling water). (after hours) Natural Moisture Content %... Blows per ". Stiff dark brown CLAY (A--), little to some silt, trace fine sand; moist. Water seepage at:.,. Soft to medium stiff bluish gray SANDY SILT (A-a), some fine sand, some clay; moist to wet.. (prior to coring). (includes drilling water). (after hours) P- A P- B P (A-a), trace fine sand; moist. Hard brown CLAY (A--), trace fine sand, some silt; damp to moist. Stiff brown SILT (A-b), "and" clay, trace fine sand; moist. Stiff to very stiff brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace fine sand; moist. Stiff brown SILTY CLAY (A-b), trace fine sand; moist. Stiff brown SILT (A-b), trace fine sand; moist. Stiff brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace to little fine to coarse sand; moist. Medium stiff brown SILT (A-b), little clay; wet. Medium stiff brown SILT (A-b), little clay; wet / " " % R-. Loose gray SILT (A-b), trace to little fine sand, trace clay; moist to wet. Loose brown COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), little silty clay, trace gravel; moist to wet. Hard gray SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace to little fine sand; damp. Medium hard gray SANDSTONE; very fine to fine grained, moderately to highly weathered, argillaceous, micaceous, medium bedded, moderately to highly low angle fractures. Bottom of Boring -. + BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE. WOH.... Loose to medium dense brown FINE SAND (A-), trace a b P- A P- B. silty clay, trace coarse sand; wet. Very stiff brownish gray SILT AND CLAY (A-a), some silt, trace fine sand; moist. Loose to medium dense brown FINE SAND (A-), trace silty clay; wet. Non-Plastic Very stiff to hard dark brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a),.... trace fine sand; damp to moist. Stiff dark brown CLAY (A--), little to some silt, SCI--.. trace fine sand; moist.

5 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to //... Blows per " WOH. Topsoil - " Very stiff CLAY (A--), brown, trace fine sand; damp. Water seepage at: ,. -.. (Prior to coring). (Includes drilling water).. Blows per " Medium dense gray COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), some silt, little clay; moist. Water seepage at: ,. -.. (Prior to coring). (Includes drilling wet.... Loose gray SANDY SILT (A-a); wet Stiff brown SILT (A-b), little to some clay, trace fine to coarse sand; moist. Stiff brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a), little fine sand; moist. Medium dense gray COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a); moist..... WOH / " " " " " " R- % R- % R- % Very dense gray GRAVEL WITH SAND (A--b); wet. Medium hard to hard gray SANDSTONE; very fine to fine grained, slightly to moderately weathered, argillaceous, thinly to thickly -., argillaceous zone, low angle clay filled -., lost recovery. Non-Plastic Non-Plastic + BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE. -., sample lodged in core barrel; unable to recover... Very stiff gray SILTY CLAY (A-b), little fine sand; " " % R- damp to moist.... Bottom of Boring Very stiff gray SILT (A-b), little fine sand, little silty clay; moist. SCI--.

6 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to //... Blows per " Topsoil - " Water seepage at:. -.,. -.,. Not Reported. Blows per " Water seepage at:. -.,. -.,. Not Reported Hard gray CLAY (A--); damp to moist.. Very stiff brown CLAY (A--); trace fine to coarse sand; moist... Medium dense light gray SILT (A-b), some fine -., brown and gray. Stiff brown SILT CLAY (A-b), trace fine to coarse sand; moist. coarse sand, little clay, trace gravel; -., hard; damp. Very stiff brown SILT (A-b), "and" clay, trace fine sand; varved; damp to -., soft to medium stiff; wet. Stiff brown SILT (A-b), some clay, trace fine sand; moist to wet. Hard brownish gray SILTY CLAY (A-b), trace fine sand; moist / " " " " % R- % loose, wet. Loose gray COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), little gravel, trace clay; wet. Severely weathered gray SANDSTONE, argillaceous. Medium hard to hard gray SANDSTONE; very fine to fine grained, moderately weathered, argillaceous, thinly to thickly bedded, slightly -., -.,. -., iron stained low angle -., contains moderate argillaceous -., decomposed argillaceous -.,. -.,. -., calcareous. Non-Plastic Non-Plastic BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE.... Bottom of Boring -... Hard gray CLAY (A--); damp to moist...+. SCI--..+

7 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring B- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring B- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to //... Blows per " Topsoil - " Water seepage at:. -.,. -.. (prior to coring). (inside hollowstem augers).. Blows per " Water seepage at:. -.,. -.. (prior to coring). (inside hollowstem augers) Medium dense gray COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), little. Stiff brown SILTY CLAY (A-b), trace to little fine to coarse sand, trace gravel; damp. to some silt, trace gravel, trace clay; contains sandstone fragments; damp to moist.... Stiff to very stiff brown CLAY (A--), some silt, trace fine sand; damp to moist P P Stiff to very stiff brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace fine sand; torvane=. torvane=. tsf Stiff to very stiff brown SILT (A-b), little to some clay, trace fine to coarse sand; damp to torvane=. torvane=. tsf Stiff gray SILTY CLAY (A-b), little fine to coarse sand; moist..... " " % auger refusal, sand heave, washed auger refusal, sand heave, washed out. Medium hard to hard gray SANDSTONE interbedded with SHALE; fine grained, slightly weathered, micaceous, medium bedded, slightly -., clay seam. Bottom of Boring -. BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE..... Very stiff to hard gray CLAY (A--), little to some. silt, trace fine sand; damp... SCI--..

8 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring TR- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to //... Blows per " Topsoil - " Water seepage at:. -.. (includes drilling water). Blows per " Hard gray SILT (A-b); damp. Water seepage at:. -.. (includes drilling water). Very stiff brown and gray CLAY (A--), trace fine sand; -., contains root fragments... Very loose gray SANDY SILT (A-a); wet..... Very stiff brown CLAY (A--), trace fine sand; varved; moist Very stiff brown SILT AND CLAY (A-a); varved; moist. Very stiff brown SILT (A-b); varved; moist. Very stiff gray CLAY (A--); varved; damp to moist..... / " " " " R- % R- medium dense. Severely weathered gray SANDSTONE, argillaceous. Hard light gray SANDSTONE; very fine to fine grained, slightly to moderately weathered, argillaceous, massive, slightly low angle -., medium hard, very fine grained. Hard light gray SANDSTONE; very fine to fine grained, slightly to moderately weathered, argillaceous, massive, slightly -.,. -., calcareous. Non-Plastic BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE.... Bottom of Boring brownish -., gray, damp to moist..... Hard gray SILT (A-b); damp. SCI--..+

9 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring B- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. RT of Pershing Ave. South BL Date Drilled: // Blows per "..... Asphalt Concrete Pavement - " Aggregate Base - " Very stiff mottled brown and gray SILT AND CLAY (A- a), trace fine to coarse sand; damp to trace organic clay, moist. Water seepage at: None None Very stiff mottled brown and gray CLAY (A--), "and" silt, trace fine to coarse sand; damp to moist. Bottom of Boring -. BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SCI--. SR OVER SLOCUM AVE.

10 DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- DLZ OHIO INC. * HUNTLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO * ()- Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring B- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Client: TranSystems, Inc. Project: SCI--. Job -. LOG OF: Boring B- Location: Sta. +.,. ft. LT of SR CL Date Drilled: // to // Blows per " P P Topsoil - " Very stiff brown and gray SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace to little fine to coarse sand, trace gravel; damp to -., contains trace organic material. Very stiff brown and gray CLAY (A--), some silt, trace fine sand; moist. Very stiff brown and gray SILTY CLAY (A-b), trace fine to coarse sand; moist. Very stiff to hard brown and gray SILT AND CLAY (A- a), trace fine to coarse sand; moist. Stiff brown and gray SILT (A-b), some clay, trace fine sand; damp to moist. Medium dense brown COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), trace silty clay; moist. Water seepage at:.,. Very stiff to hard gray SILT AND CLAY (A-a), trace fine to coarse sand; damp to moist.. (prior to coring). (with augers removed, includes drilling water) Blows per " " " % R Stiff gray SILT AND CLAY (A-a), little fine to coarse sand; moist to wet. Loose gray COARSE AND FINE SAND (A-a), little silt; wet. Water seepage at:.,. Hard gray SILTSTONE; fine grained, slightly weathered, arenaceous, medium to thickly clay seams. Bottom of Boring -.. (prior to coring). (with augers removed, includes drilling water) BRIDGE NO. SCI-- SR OVER SLOCUM AVE SCI--..