Structure 4900207 · Marion County, IN

16th Street over White River

Carries 16th Street over White River, 0.20 Mi E Of Lafayette RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT688 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

688 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built1948rebuilt 2011
Length687.7 ft209.6 m
Daily traffic32,885counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location0.20 Mi E Of Lafayette RD
Carries16th Street
CrossesWhite River
Coordinates39.78877, -86.19779

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length687.7 ft (209.6 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area4527.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,885 (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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number4900207

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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