Structure 3030 · Harrison County, IN

Old SR 11 over Buck Creek

Carries Old SR 11 over Buck Creek, 00.96 E SR 135.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT289 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

289 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: about 4 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.

Built1987rebuilt 2015
Length288.7 ft88 m
Daily traffic583counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHarrison
Location00.96 E SR 135
CarriesOld SR 11
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates38.01730, -86.18194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length288.7 ft (88 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area1038.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic583 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number003030

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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