Structure 29366 · Spencer County, IN

US 231 over Ohio River SR 66

Carries US 231 over Ohio River SR 66, 00.40 S Of SR 66.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,510 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

4,510 ft end to end, longest span 1,200 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length4509.5 ft1374.5 m
Daily traffic8,254counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Location00.40 S Of SR 66
CarriesUS 231
CrossesOhio River SR 66
Coordinates37.90377, -87.03635

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length4509.5 ft (1374.5 m)
Max Span1199.8 ft (365.7 m)
Deck Width77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Area32438.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,254 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number029366

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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