Structure 28800 · LaPorte County, IN

SR 212 EB Us20 WB over US 20/35 Eb/wb

Carries SR 212 EB Us20 WB over US 20/35 Eb/wb, 00.13 W US 20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2017
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic15,870counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Location00.13 W US 20
CarriesSR 212 EB Us20 WB
CrossesUS 20/35 Eb/wb
Coordinates41.69835, -86.82811

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignFrame
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width71.2 ft (21.7 m)
Deck Area1150.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,870 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number028800

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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