Structure 4900428 · Marion County, IN

Banta Road over Little Buck Creek

Carries Banta Road over Little Buck Creek, 00.15 E Of Bluff Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

130 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1993
Length130.2 ft39.7 m
Daily traffic4,883counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.15 E Of Bluff Road
CarriesBanta Road
CrossesLittle Buck Creek
Coordinates39.67131, -86.17580

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length130.2 ft (39.7 m)
Max Span42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area436.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,883 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4900428

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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