Structure 27760 · Switzerland County, IN

SR 156 over Log Lick Creek

Carries SR 156 over Log Lick Creek, 01.27 W SR 101.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT367 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

367 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2023
Length366.8 ft111.8 m
Daily traffic4,810counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
Location01.27 W SR 101
CarriesSR 156
CrossesLog Lick Creek
Coordinates38.78010, -84.98983

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length366.8 ft (111.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1196.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,810 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number027760

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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