Structure 5100048 · Martin County, IN

River Road over Simmons Creek

Carries River Road over Simmons Creek, 0.02 N Simmons Creek RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT66 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

66 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1932rebuilt 2007
Length65.9 ft20.1 m
Daily traffic52counted 2007
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMartin
Location0.02 N Simmons Creek RD
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesSimmons Creek
Coordinates38.53997, -86.80394

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Max Span61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area116.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic52 (2007)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5100048

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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