Structure 8900226 · Wayne County, IN

Bridge AVE over W Fork Whitewater River

Carries Bridge AVE over W Fork Whitewater River, 00.10 W Sim Hodgin PKWY.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT86 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

86 ft end to end, longest span 32 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length85.6 ft26.1 m
Daily traffic4,618counted 2016
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWayne
Location00.10 W Sim Hodgin PKWY
CarriesBridge AVE
CrossesW Fork Whitewater River
Coordinates39.83926, -84.89623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area237.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,618 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number8900226

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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