Structure 27890 · Greene County, IN

US 231 over Plummer Creek

Carries US 231 over Plummer Creek, 02.42 S SR 54.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

242 ft end to end, longest span 120 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 deck arch.

Built1948rebuilt 2015
Length241.8 ft73.7 m
Daily traffic4,757counted 2004
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyGreene
Location02.42 S SR 54
CarriesUS 231
CrossesPlummer Creek
Coordinates38.99253, -86.92884

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length241.8 ft (73.7 m)
Max Span119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area818.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,757 (2004)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number027890

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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