Structure 17820 · Greene County, IN

SR 48 over Howesville Ditch

Carries SR 48 over Howesville Ditch, 04.47 E SR 59.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

50 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1980
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic1,897counted 2004
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyGreene
Location04.47 E SR 59
CarriesSR 48
CrossesHowesville Ditch
Coordinates39.15079, -87.10950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area182.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,897 (2004)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017820

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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