Structure 17982 · Porter County, IN

SR 49 NB over SR 2 Eb/wb

Carries SR 49 NB over SR 2 Eb/wb, 01.13 N US 30.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT210 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

210 ft end to end: 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.

Built1987rebuilt 2016
Length210.0 ft64 m
Daily traffic11,711counted 2004
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyPorter
Location01.13 N US 30
CarriesSR 49 NB
CrossesSR 2 Eb/wb
Coordinates41.46955, -87.02157

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length210.0 ft (64 m)
Max Span132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area844.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,711 (2004)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number017982

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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