Structure 48000 · Elkhart County, IN

I-90 Rampsr 19 over I-90

Carries I-90 Rampsr 19 over I-90, 00.26 E SR 19.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

238 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built1956rebuilt 1988
Length237.9 ft72.5 m
Daily traffic3,190counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Location00.26 E SR 19
CarriesI-90 Rampsr 19
CrossesI-90
Coordinates41.73090, -85.96841

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area1,131 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,190 (2015)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number048000

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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