Structure 6400133 · Porter County, IN

Crisman Road over Conrail Railroad

Carries Crisman Road over Conrail Railroad, 00.40 SW Old Porter Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT210 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

210 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 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.

Built1987rebuilt 2021
Length210.0 ft64 m
Daily traffic1,910counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyPorter
Location00.40 SW Old Porter Road
CarriesCrisman Road
CrossesConrail Railroad
Coordinates41.58968, -87.17558

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length210.0 ft (64 m)
Max Span79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area1228.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,910 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6400133

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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