Structure 4900129 · Marion County, IN

38th Street WB over Crooked Creek

Carries 38th Street WB over Crooked Creek, 00.35 E Of Kessler BLVD.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

195 ft end to end, longest span 74 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2000
Length194.9 ft59.4 m
Daily traffic13,232counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.35 E Of Kessler BLVD
Carries38th Street WB
CrossesCrooked Creek
Coordinates39.82439, -86.20480

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length194.9 ft (59.4 m)
Max Span73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Width73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Area1336.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,232 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

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 Number4900129

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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