Structure 6100171 · Parke County, IN

Coxford RD over Sugar Creek

Carries Coxford RD over Sugar Creek, 00.60 N Of SR 47.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

192 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1913rebuilt 1977
Length192.3 ft58.6 m
Daily traffic70counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyParke
Location00.60 N Of SR 47
CarriesCoxford RD
CrossesSugar Creek
Coordinates39.88542, -87.22381

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length192.3 ft (58.6 m)
Max Span172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area281.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number6100171

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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