Structure 4320 · Cass County, IN

SR 16 over W Branch Twelve Mile CR

Carries SR 16 over W Branch Twelve Mile CR, 01.02 E SR 25.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

37 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.

Built193690 years old
Length36.7 ft11.2 m
Daily traffic842counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyCass
Location01.02 E SR 25
CarriesSR 16
CrossesW Branch Twelve Mile CR
Coordinates40.86611, -86.29189

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Max Span34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area104.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic842 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number004320

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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