Structure 8200071 · Vanderburgh County, IN

Heckel RD over Bluegrass Creek

Carries Heckel RD over Bluegrass Creek, 00.50 E Of Green River RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

152 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1893rebuilt 1999
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic325counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
Location00.50 E Of Green River RD
CarriesHeckel RD
CrossesBluegrass Creek
Coordinates38.03494, -87.48278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area217.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1893 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic325 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number8200071

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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