Structure 8500155 · Wabash County, IN

CR 400 E over Bear Grass Creek

Carries CR 400 E over Bear Grass Creek, 00.40 N Of CR 700 N.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

34 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.

Built199135 years old
Length33.8 ft10.3 m
Daily traffic260counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWabash
Location00.40 N Of CR 700 N
CarriesCR 400 E
CrossesBear Grass Creek
Coordinates40.93525, -85.72058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area75.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic260 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number8500155

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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