Structure 5900027 · Orange County, IN

CR 500 East over Lost River

Carries CR 500 East over Lost River, 0.10 S Of CR 550 N.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

77 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 through truss.

Built1920rebuilt 1992
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic425counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyOrange
Location0.10 S Of CR 550 N
CarriesCR 500 East
CrossesLost River
Coordinates38.63660, -86.36530

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area117.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic425 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number5900027

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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