Structure 23480 · Spencer County, IN

SR 66 over Dredged Ditch

Carries SR 66 over Dredged Ditch, 01.07 E SR 161.

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 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

80 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2020
Length79.7 ft24.3 m
Daily traffic7,408counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Location01.07 E SR 161
CarriesSR 66
CrossesDredged Ditch
Coordinates37.89577, -87.07824

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area323.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,408 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number023480

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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