Structure 8500685 · Wabash County, IN

Mill Stsinger RD over Eel River

Carries Mill Stsinger RD over Eel River, 00.10 N CR 175 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

158 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1872rebuilt 2013
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic480counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWabash
Location00.10 N CR 175 E
CarriesMill Stsinger RD
CrossesEel River
Coordinates40.99612, -85.76550

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area260.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1872 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic480 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number8500685

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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