Structure 51270 · Boone County, IN

Cooper Road over I-865

Carries Cooper Road over I-865, 02.25 E I-65.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

212 ft end to end, longest span 66 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.

Built1971rebuilt 1982
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic1,425counted 2004
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyBoone
Location02.25 E I-65
CarriesCooper Road
CrossesI-865
Coordinates39.93145, -86.30725

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area568.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,425 (2004)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number051270

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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