Structure 4900206 · Marion County, IN

16th Street over Fall Creek

Carries 16th Street over Fall Creek, 00.45 W Of Mlk Jr. Str..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck arch.

Built1934rebuilt 2005
Length304.8 ft92.9 m
Daily traffic18,692counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.45 W Of Mlk Jr. Str.
Carries16th Street
CrossesFall Creek
Coordinates39.78873, -86.17751

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length304.8 ft (92.9 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area1662.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,692 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4900206

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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