Structure 3420 · Wabash County, IN

SR 13 over Mississinewa River

Carries SR 13 over Mississinewa River, 04.19 S SR 124.

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 FT821 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

821 ft end to end, longest span 165 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2016
Length820.5 ft250.1 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWabash
Location04.19 S SR 124
CarriesSR 13
CrossesMississinewa River
Coordinates40.67791, -85.82684

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length820.5 ft (250.1 m)
Max Span164.7 ft (50.2 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area2776.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2020)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number003420

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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