Structure 12403 · Johnson County, IN

SR 37 Sbl On Ramp over Bluff Creek

Carries SR 37 Sbl On Ramp over Bluff Creek, 00.03 S SR 144.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

145 ft end to end: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built20224 years old
Length144.7 ft44.1 m
Daily traffic3,800counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJohnson
Location00.03 S SR 144
CarriesSR 37 Sbl On Ramp
CrossesBluff Creek
Coordinates39.56534, -86.24798

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length144.7 ft (44.1 m)
Max Span141.7 ft (43.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area458.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012403

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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