Structure 26650 · Brown County, IN

SR 135 over Hoppers Branch

Carries SR 135 over Hoppers Branch, 00.54 N SR 45.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

35 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 deck arch.

Built1932rebuilt 1996
Length34.8 ft10.6 m
Daily traffic4,142counted 2004
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Location00.54 N SR 45
CarriesSR 135
CrossesHoppers Branch
Coordinates39.27429, -86.25153

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Max Span30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area141.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,142 (2004)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number026650

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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