Structure 4490 · Fulton County, IN

SR 17 over Tippecanoe River

Carries SR 17 over Tippecanoe River, 01.48 S SR 110.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT264 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

264 ft end to end, longest span 88 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 2006
Length264.4 ft80.6 m
Daily traffic1,813counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyFulton
Location01.48 S SR 110
CarriesSR 17
CrossesTippecanoe River
Coordinates41.15037, -86.43358

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length264.4 ft (80.6 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area854.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,813 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number004490

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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