Structure 2300054 · Fountain County, IN

State ST over Coal Creek

Carries State ST over Coal Creek, 00.80 W Of Jct US 41.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

99 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 through truss.

Built196363 years old
Length99.4 ft30.3 m
Daily traffic500counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyFountain
Location00.80 W Of Jct US 41
CarriesState ST
CrossesCoal Creek
Coordinates40.10458, -87.26051

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Max Span95.8 ft (29.2 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area227.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2300054

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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