Structure 2300074 · Fountain County, IN

CR 500e over Turkey Run

Carries CR 500e over Turkey Run, 00.10 N Of CR 240 N.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
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 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

56 ft end to end, longest span 26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1921105 years old
Length55.8 ft17 m
Daily traffic120counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyFountain
Location00.10 N Of CR 240 N
CarriesCR 500e
CrossesTurkey Run
Coordinates40.16113, -87.16744

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.8 ft (17 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area91.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1921

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number2300074

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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