Structure 28420 · Vermillion County, IN

SR 163 over Brouilletts Creek

Carries SR 163 over Brouilletts Creek, 01.18 N SR 71.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

179 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1932rebuilt 1979
Length178.8 ft54.5 m
Daily traffic1,645counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyVermillion
Location01.18 N SR 71
CarriesSR 163
CrossesBrouilletts Creek
Coordinates39.66538, -87.49876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length178.8 ft (54.5 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area414.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,645 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number028420

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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