Structure 3400055 · Howard County, IN

CR 500 S over West Fork Little Wildcat

Carries CR 500 S over West Fork Little Wildcat, 0.4 Mi W CR 100 W.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

56 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1973rebuilt 2021
Length55.8 ft17 m
Daily traffic522counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHoward
Location0.4 Mi W CR 100 W
CarriesCR 500 S
CrossesWest Fork Little Wildcat
Coordinates40.40396, -86.15071

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.8 ft (17 m)
Max Span50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area132.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic522 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number3400055

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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