Structure 75070 · St. Joseph County, IN

Beech Road over US 20

Carries Beech Road over US 20, 05.10 E SR 331.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT211 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

211 ft end to end, longest span 104 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.

Built1990rebuilt 2021
Length211.0 ft64.3 m
Daily traffic1,578counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySt. Joseph
Location05.10 E SR 331
CarriesBeech Road
CrossesUS 20
Coordinates41.61658, -86.07993

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.0 ft (64.3 m)
Max Span103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area945.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,578 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number075070

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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