Structure 26590 · Brown County, IN

SR 135 over Br Salt Creek

Carries SR 135 over Br Salt Creek, 07.11 S SR 46.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

59 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 slab bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2023
Length58.7 ft17.9 m
Daily traffic1,445counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Location07.11 S SR 46
CarriesSR 135
CrossesBr Salt Creek
Coordinates39.11944, -86.18916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area214.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,445 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number026590

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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