Structure 3130 · Lake County, IN

US 12 over Cn Rr Ihb Rr Carey ST

Carries US 12 over Cn Rr Ihb Rr Carey ST, 01.19 E US 20.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT983 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

983 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 2.7 football fields. 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.

Built1994rebuilt 2018
Length982.9 ft299.6 m
Daily traffic18,058counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location01.19 E US 20
CarriesUS 12
CrossesCn Rr Ihb Rr Carey ST
Coordinates41.63914, -87.45876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length982.9 ft (299.6 m)
Max Span143.7 ft (43.8 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area5572.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1994 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,058 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number003130

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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