Structure 3500086 · Huntington County, IN

CR 500 West over Loon Creek

Carries CR 500 West over Loon Creek, 0.3 Mi S Of CR 100 N.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

48 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic105counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
Location0.3 Mi S Of CR 100 N
CarriesCR 500 West
CrossesLoon Creek
Coordinates40.84084, -85.54728

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area113.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105 (2021)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3500086

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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