Structure 4900140 · Marion County, IN

38th Street over Fall Creek

Carries 38th Street over Fall Creek, 00.45 W Of Keystone Avenu.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT395 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

395 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 5 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.

Built1936rebuilt 1956
Length394.7 ft120.3 m
Daily traffic19,365counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.45 W Of Keystone Avenu
Carries38th Street
CrossesFall Creek
Coordinates39.82532, -86.13060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length394.7 ft (120.3 m)
Max Span95.8 ft (29.2 m)
Deck Width96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Area3548.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1956)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,365 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number4900140

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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