Structure 4900171 · Marion County, IN

German Church Road over Steele Ditch

Carries German Church Road over Steele Ditch, 0.05 Mi. South Of 42nd ST.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

100 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 slab bridge.

Built1962rebuilt 2016
Length100.4 ft30.6 m
Daily traffic10,726counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location0.05 Mi. South Of 42nd ST
CarriesGerman Church Road
CrossesSteele Ditch
Coordinates39.83282, -85.97215

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length100.4 ft (30.6 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area345.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,726 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4900171

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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