Structure 4200178 · Knox County, IN

Pieper Road over Purdy Marsh

Carries Pieper Road over Purdy Marsh, 00.21 S Of State Road 67.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 0 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating0/9 · Failed
Superstructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Substructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

60 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1905121 years old
Length59.7 ft18.2 m
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyKnox
Location00.21 S Of State Road 67
CarriesPieper Road
CrossesPurdy Marsh
Coordinates38.78785, -87.27271

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Max Span56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area87.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical0 — Bridge closed
Structure Number4200178

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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