Structure 1600179 · Decatur County, IN

Franklin ST over Gas Creek

Carries Franklin ST over Gas Creek, 00.10 S Of Mckee ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

38 ft end to end, longest span 12 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 deck arch.

Built1899127 years old
Length37.7 ft11.5 m
Daily traffic180counted 2017
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
Location00.10 S Of Mckee ST
CarriesFranklin ST
CrossesGas Creek
Coordinates39.33223, -85.48272

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Max Span11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area108.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1899

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic180 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number1600179

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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