Structure 4900122 · Marion County, IN

38th Street EB over Iwc Canal Access Road

Carries 38th Street EB over Iwc Canal Access Road, 00.35 W Of Michigan Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

181 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2006
Length180.8 ft55.1 m
Daily traffic15,166counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.35 W Of Michigan Road
Carries38th Street EB
CrossesIwc Canal Access Road
Coordinates39.82451, -86.18745

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.8 ft (55.1 m)
Max Span73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area826.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,166 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4900122

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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