Structure 4500210 · Lake County, IN

Buffington Hrbr DR over Ej&e Rr Access Road

Carries Buffington Hrbr DR over Ej&e Rr Access Road, 00.70 E. Of SR 912.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT291 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

291 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length290.7 ft88.6 m
Daily traffic2,389counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location00.70 E. Of SR 912
CarriesBuffington Hrbr DR
CrossesEj&e Rr Access Road
Coordinates41.63942, -87.41894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length290.7 ft (88.6 m)
Max Span96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area1727.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,389 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4500210

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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