Structure 7900162 · Tippecanoe County, IN

CR 900e over Branch S Fork Wildcat CR

Carries CR 900e over Branch S Fork Wildcat CR, 00.07 S Of SR 38.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 1995
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic3,642counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
Location00.07 S Of SR 38
CarriesCR 900e
CrossesBranch S Fork Wildcat CR
Coordinates40.36728, -86.73263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area54.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,642 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7900162

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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