Structure 80500 · Howard County, IN

US 31 NB over Wildcat Creek

Carries US 31 NB over Wildcat Creek, 00.94 N SR 22.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT812 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

812 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 2.3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built2013rebuilt 2021
Length811.7 ft247.4 m
Daily traffic9,742counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHoward
Location00.94 N SR 22
CarriesUS 31 NB
CrossesWildcat Creek
Coordinates40.49047, -86.08704

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length811.7 ft (247.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area3339.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2013 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,742 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number080500

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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