Structure 1480 · Elkhart County, IN

East Lincoln AVE over Rock Run Creek

Carries East Lincoln AVE over Rock Run Creek, 00.50 E SR 15.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

44 ft end to end. 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.

Built1927rebuilt 2009
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic5,693counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Location00.50 E SR 15
CarriesEast Lincoln AVE
CrossesRock Run Creek
Coordinates41.58756, -85.82549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area172.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,693 (2019)
Truck Traffic16%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number001480

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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