Structure 29990 · Putnam County, IN

SR 240 over Buis Creek

Carries SR 240 over Buis Creek, 01.10 W SR 75.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

57 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1996
Length56.8 ft17.3 m
Daily traffic4,470counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyPutnam
Location01.10 W SR 75
CarriesSR 240
CrossesBuis Creek
Coordinates39.63042, -86.69158

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area240.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,470 (2017)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number029990

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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