Structure 8200007 · Vanderburgh County, IN

Franklin ST over Pigeon Creek & Walk Path

Carries Franklin ST over Pigeon Creek & Walk Path, 00.10 W Of 7th AVE.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

308 ft end to end, longest span 174 ft: about 4 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 deck truss.

Built1932rebuilt 1976
Length308.4 ft94 m
Daily traffic6,432counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
Location00.10 W Of 7th AVE
CarriesFranklin ST
CrossesPigeon Creek & Walk Path
Coordinates37.98042, -87.58800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length308.4 ft (94 m)
Max Span173.9 ft (53 m)
Deck Width81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Area2340.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,432 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number8200007

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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