Structure 11980 · Lawrence County, IN

SR 37 NB over Salt Creek

Carries SR 37 NB over Salt Creek, 00.62 N SR 58.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT349 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

349 ft end to end, longest span 96 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.

Built1973rebuilt 2015
Length348.8 ft106.3 m
Daily traffic11,853counted 2004
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
Location00.62 N SR 58
CarriesSR 37 NB
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates38.88164, -86.52092

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length348.8 ft (106.3 m)
Max Span95.8 ft (29.2 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area1371.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,853 (2004)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number011980

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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