Structure 60420 · Lawrence County, IN

Hatchery Road over Goose Creek

Carries Hatchery Road over Goose Creek, 00.00 Avoca Fish Hatchery.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

40 ft end to end, longest span 14 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1980
Length39.7 ft12.1 m
Daily traffic143counted 2004
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
Location00.00 Avoca Fish Hatchery
CarriesHatchery Road
CrossesGoose Creek
Coordinates38.90982, -86.54949

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Max Span14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Width12.5 ft (3.8 m)
Deck Area46.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic143 (2004)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number060420

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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