Structure 11271 · Cass County, IN

US 24us 35 over Wabash Riv 2 Sts

Carries US 24us 35 over Wabash Riv 2 Sts, 00.66 W SR 25.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,200 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,200 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 3.3 football fields. 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2016
Length1200.1 ft365.8 m
Daily traffic6,516counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyCass
Location00.66 W SR 25
CarriesUS 24us 35
CrossesWabash Riv 2 Sts
Coordinates40.74752, -86.39412

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1200.1 ft (365.8 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area7133.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,516 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number011271

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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