Structure 29150 · Tippecanoe County, IN

SR 225 over Wabash River

Carries SR 225 over Wabash River, 00.60 N Old SR 25.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT642 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

642 ft end to end, longest span 158 ft: about 1.8 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1912rebuilt 1989
Length641.7 ft195.6 m
Daily traffic1,153counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
Location00.60 N Old SR 25
CarriesSR 225
CrossesWabash River
Coordinates40.49552, -86.82329

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length641.7 ft (195.6 m)
Max Span157.8 ft (48.1 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area919.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,153 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number029150

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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