Structure 4500054 · Lake County, IN

205th Avenue over Griesel Ditch

Carries 205th Avenue over Griesel Ditch, 00.10 E. Of Clark ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

49 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length49.2 ft15 m
Daily traffic987counted 2012
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location00.10 E. Of Clark ST
Carries205th Avenue
CrossesGriesel Ditch
Coordinates41.24616, -87.38968

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length49.2 ft (15 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area126 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic987 (2012)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4500054

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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