Structure 38730 · Lake County, IN

I-65 SB over 39th Avenue

Carries I-65 SB over 39th Avenue, 05.33 N US 30.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT141 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

141 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 2001
Length140.7 ft42.9 m
Daily traffic47,742counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location05.33 N US 30
CarriesI-65 SB
Crosses39th Avenue
Coordinates41.54749, -87.31118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length140.7 ft (42.9 m)
Max Span68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Deck Width77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Area1012.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,742 (2022)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number038730

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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