Structure 22620 · Vigo County, IN

SR 63 NB over Wabash River

Carries SR 63 NB over Wabash River, 00.73 N Middle Jct US 41.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,102 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,102 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 5.8 football fields. 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 2019
Length2102.4 ft640.8 m
Daily traffic7,520counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyVigo
Location00.73 N Middle Jct US 41
CarriesSR 63 NB
CrossesWabash River
Coordinates39.49979, -87.42213

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2102.4 ft (640.8 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area8138.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,520 (2019)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number022620

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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