Structure 79858 · St. Joseph County, IN

Jackson Road over US 31 Nb/sb

Carries Jackson Road over US 31 Nb/sb, 00.10 S US 20.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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 FT572 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

572 ft end to end, longest span 216 ft: about 1.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201412 years old
Length572.2 ft174.4 m
Daily traffic1,594counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySt. Joseph
Location00.10 S US 20
CarriesJackson Road
CrossesUS 31 Nb/sb
Coordinates41.62170, -86.25178

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length572.2 ft (174.4 m)
Max Span215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2302.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,594 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number079858

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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