Structure 75275 · Elkhart County, IN

US 20 WB over Elkhart River

Carries US 20 WB over Elkhart River, 01.35 E US 33.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

229 ft end to end, longest span 113 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.

Built1991rebuilt 2020
Length228.7 ft69.7 m
Daily traffic11,659counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Location01.35 E US 33
CarriesUS 20 WB
CrossesElkhart River
Coordinates41.65730, -85.91667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length228.7 ft (69.7 m)
Max Span113.2 ft (34.5 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area1038.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1991 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,659 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number075275

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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