Structure 5680 · Howard County, IN

SR 22 over Wildcat Creek

Carries SR 22 over Wildcat Creek, 01.60 E SR 29.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT340 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

340 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 5 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.

Built1976rebuilt 2001
Length340.2 ft103.7 m
Daily traffic2,178counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHoward
Location01.60 E SR 29
CarriesSR 22
CrossesWildcat Creek
Coordinates40.48896, -86.37025

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length340.2 ft (103.7 m)
Max Span72.8 ft (22.2 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area1462.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,178 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number005680

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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