Structure 2700105 · Grant County, IN

CR 500e over Mississinewa River

Carries CR 500e over Mississinewa River, 00.43 Mi N Of Wheeling Pi.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT304 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

304 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 1988
Length304.5 ft92.8 m
Daily traffic1,580counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyGrant
Location00.43 Mi N Of Wheeling Pi
CarriesCR 500e
CrossesMississinewa River
Coordinates40.45585, -85.57787

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length304.5 ft (92.8 m)
Max Span68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area798.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,580 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number2700105

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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