Structure 4500174 · Lake County, IN

Broad Street over Cady Marsh Ditch

Carries Broad Street over Cady Marsh Ditch, 00.40 S Of Ridge RD.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

26 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.

Built1970rebuilt 2010
Length26.2 ft8 m
Daily traffic16,840counted 2012
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location00.40 S Of Ridge RD
CarriesBroad Street
CrossesCady Marsh Ditch
Coordinates41.54427, -87.42762

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length26.2 ft (8 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area175.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,840 (2012)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4500174

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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