Structure 9100216 · White County, IN

Lowes RD over Lake Shafer

Carries Lowes RD over Lake Shafer, 00.05 NW E Shafer DR.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT333 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

333 ft end to end, longest span 55 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.

Built1970rebuilt 2024
Length332.7 ft101.4 m
Daily traffic1,260counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Location00.05 NW E Shafer DR
CarriesLowes RD
CrossesLake Shafer
Coordinates40.83297, -86.78378

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length332.7 ft (101.4 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area1156.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,260 (2023)
Truck Traffic76%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number9100216

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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