Structure 9100 · Jackson County, IN

US 31 over Blau Ditch

Carries US 31 over Blau Ditch, 02.93 S SR 250.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built1984rebuilt 2019
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic3,805counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJackson
Location02.93 S SR 250
CarriesUS 31
CrossesBlau Ditch
Coordinates38.80512, -85.84006

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area447.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,805 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number009100

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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