Structure 7100002 · St. Joseph County, IN

Angela BLVD over ST Joseph River

Carries Angela BLVD over ST Joseph River, 00.30 E Of Portage Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT257 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

257 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 4 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.

Built1940rebuilt 2004
Length256.9 ft78.3 m
Daily traffic10,603counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySt. Joseph
Location00.30 E Of Portage Road
CarriesAngela BLVD
CrossesST Joseph River
Coordinates41.69328, -86.26305

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length256.9 ft (78.3 m)
Max Span79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Width52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Area1260.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,603 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7100002

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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