Structure 5165 · Elkhart County, IN

SR 19 over ST Joseph River & Road

Carries SR 19 over ST Joseph River & Road, 03.39 N US 20.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT451 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

451 ft end to end, longest span 101 ft: about 6 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2013
Length451.4 ft137.6 m
Daily traffic26,644counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Location03.39 N US 20
CarriesSR 19
CrossesST Joseph River & Road
Coordinates41.67948, -86.00334

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length451.4 ft (137.6 m)
Max Span101.4 ft (30.9 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area2779.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,644 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005165

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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