Structure 28450 · Dubois County, IN

SR 164 over Patoka River

Carries SR 164 over Patoka River, 00.42 E US 231.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT235 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

235 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 2018
Length234.9 ft71.6 m
Daily traffic14,220counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyDubois
Location00.42 E US 231
CarriesSR 164
CrossesPatoka River
Coordinates38.38761, -86.92748

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length234.9 ft (71.6 m)
Max Span35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area844.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,220 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number028450

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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