Structure 28326 · Warrick County, IN

SR 68161 over Upper Pigeon Creek

Carries SR 68161 over Upper Pigeon Creek, 01.87 E SR 161.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

74 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 2019
Length74.5 ft22.7 m
Daily traffic742counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
Location01.87 E SR 161
CarriesSR 68161
CrossesUpper Pigeon Creek
Coordinates38.19056, -87.06364

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area213.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic742 (2018)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number028326

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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