Structure 49955 · Marion County, IN

I-70 WB To I-465 S over I-465 East 21st Street

Carries I-70 WB To I-465 S over I-465 East 21st Street, 01.48 N US 40.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT779 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

779 ft end to end, longest span 179 ft: about 2.2 football fields. 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.

Built1977rebuilt 2003
Length778.9 ft237.4 m
Daily traffic11,692counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location01.48 N US 40
CarriesI-70 WB To I-465 S
CrossesI-465 East 21st Street
Coordinates39.79601, -86.03507

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length778.9 ft (237.4 m)
Max Span178.8 ft (54.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area3133.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,692 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number049955

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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