Structure 23830 · Owen County, IN

US 231 over Buckhall Creek

Carries US 231 over Buckhall Creek, 04.97 N SR 157.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

30 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 slab bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 1983
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic2,885counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyOwen
Location04.97 N SR 157
CarriesUS 231
CrossesBuckhall Creek
Coordinates39.17034, -86.91699

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area128.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,885 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number023830

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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