Structure 76260 · Allen County, IN

I-469 EB over ST Joe Road

Carries I-469 EB over ST Joe Road, 04.33 W SR 37.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT169 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

169 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1994rebuilt 2023
Length169.0 ft51.5 m
Daily traffic22,298counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyAllen
Location04.33 W SR 37
CarriesI-469 EB
CrossesST Joe Road
Coordinates41.16166, -85.07000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length169.0 ft (51.5 m)
Max Span96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area957.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1994 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,298 (2020)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number076260

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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