Structure 4500185 · Lake County, IN

Kennedy Avenue over Conrail/ihb Rr

Carries Kennedy Avenue over Conrail/ihb Rr, 00.20 S. Of US 20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT372 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

372 ft end to end, longest span 101 ft: about 5 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.

Built198640 years old
Length371.7 ft113.3 m
Daily traffic8,530counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location00.20 S. Of US 20
CarriesKennedy Avenue
CrossesConrail/ihb Rr
Coordinates41.60521, -87.46147

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length371.7 ft (113.3 m)
Max Span100.7 ft (30.7 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area2322.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,530 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4500185

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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