Structure 50530 · Marion County, IN

Township Line Road over I-465

Carries Township Line Road over I-465, 01.35 E US 421.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

212 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1981
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic17,386counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location01.35 E US 421
CarriesTownship Line Road
CrossesI-465
Coordinates39.92416, -86.20308

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area678.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,386 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number050530

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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