Structure 3800220 · Jay County, IN

CR 500n over Bear Creek

Carries CR 500n over Bear Creek, 0.1 Miles East Of US 27.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

97 ft end to end, longest span 37 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.

Built201115 years old
Length97.4 ft29.7 m
Daily traffic244counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJay
Location0.1 Miles East Of US 27
CarriesCR 500n
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates40.51167, -84.97155

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length97.4 ft (29.7 m)
Max Span37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area240.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic244 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number3800220

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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