Structure 30880 · Jefferson County, IN

SR 256 over Little Creek

Carries SR 256 over Little Creek, 05.05 W SR 62.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

204 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 3 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2021
Length204.1 ft62.2 m
Daily traffic3,224counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJefferson
Location05.05 W SR 62
CarriesSR 256
CrossesLittle Creek
Coordinates38.73759, -85.54298

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length204.1 ft (62.2 m)
Max Span77.8 ft (23.7 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area690.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,224 (2020)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number030880

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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