Structure 80777 · Lake County, IN

SR 912 over Ind H. Canal Rr Rds

Carries SR 912 over Ind H. Canal Rr Rds, 00.89 E W Jct US 12.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,236 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

6,236 ft end to end, longest span 314 ft: about 17 football fields, or 1.2 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length6235.9 ft1900.7 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location00.89 E W Jct US 12
CarriesSR 912
CrossesInd H. Canal Rr Rds
Coordinates41.65127, -87.46508

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length6235.9 ft (1900.7 m)
Max Span314.3 ft (95.8 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area26609.8 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerPrivate
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number080777

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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