Structure 9320 · Johnson County, IN

US 31 SB over Big Blue River

Carries US 31 SB over Big Blue River, 00.29 S SR 252.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT425 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

425 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 6 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.

Built1943rebuilt 2007
Length424.9 ft129.5 m
Daily traffic7,059counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJohnson
Location00.29 S SR 252
CarriesUS 31 SB
CrossesBig Blue River
Coordinates39.35504, -85.98372

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length424.9 ft (129.5 m)
Max Span79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1541.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,059 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number009320

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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