Structure 5620 · Steuben County, IN

US 20 over West Fork Fish Creek

Carries US 20 over West Fork Fish Creek, 04.73 E SR 1.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

55 ft end to end, longest span 18 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 2020
Length55.4 ft16.9 m
Daily traffic3,130counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySteuben
Location04.73 E SR 1
CarriesUS 20
CrossesWest Fork Fish Creek
Coordinates41.63045, -84.82527

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Max Span17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area226.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,130 (2019)
Truck Traffic37%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005620

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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