Structure 700003 · Brown County, IN

Bear Creek Road over Bear Creek

Carries Bear Creek Road over Bear Creek, .3 Mi. N Of Jackson CR RD.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

48 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198640 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic350counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Location.3 Mi. N Of Jackson CR RD
CarriesBear Creek Road
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates39.29250, -86.34588

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area108.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0700003

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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