Structure 8140 · Lake County, IN

US 30 over Deep River

Carries US 30 over Deep River, 01.96 E SR 51.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

110 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 deck arch.

Built1935rebuilt 1979
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic25,719counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location01.96 E SR 51
CarriesUS 30
CrossesDeep River
Coordinates41.47085, -87.22018

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Width112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Area1152.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,719 (2021)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge4

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 Number008140

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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