Structure 6100176 · Parke County, IN

High Bridge RD over Sugar Creek

Carries High Bridge RD over Sugar Creek, 01.80 E CR 500 E.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT370 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

370 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 5 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length370.1 ft112.8 m
Daily traffic44counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyParke
Location01.80 E CR 500 E
CarriesHigh Bridge RD
CrossesSugar Creek
Coordinates39.93070, -87.12560

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length370.1 ft (112.8 m)
Max Span180.4 ft (55 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area1037.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number6100176

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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