Structure 46530 · Lake County, IN

I-90 EB over US 12/20 2 Rr Road

Carries I-90 EB over US 12/20 2 Rr Road, 04.69 E US 12.

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 FT507 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

507 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length506.9 ft154.5 m
Daily traffic20,860counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location04.69 E US 12
CarriesI-90 EB
CrossesUS 12/20 2 Rr Road
Coordinates41.59794, -87.30629

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length506.9 ft (154.5 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area2981.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,860 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number046530

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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