Structure 4500169 · Lake County, IN

Parrish Avenue over Brown Ditch

Carries Parrish Avenue over Brown Ditch, 01.00 N. Of 236th AVE.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

97 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length96.8 ft29.5 m
Daily traffic584counted 2012
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location01.00 N. Of 236th AVE
CarriesParrish Avenue
CrossesBrown Ditch
Coordinates41.20305, -87.44829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area289.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic584 (2012)
Truck Traffic5%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4500169

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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