Structure 4900285 · Marion County, IN

Executive Drive over Sam Jones Expwy Eb/wb

Carries Executive Drive over Sam Jones Expwy Eb/wb, 00.40 E I-465.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

192 ft end to end, longest span 54 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2011
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic41,432counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location00.40 E I-465
CarriesExecutive Drive
CrossesSam Jones Expwy Eb/wb
Coordinates39.72993, -86.25653

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area1035.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,432 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4900285

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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