Structure 10980 · Elkhart County, IN

US 33 over Elkhart River

Carries US 33 over Elkhart River, 00.31 N SR 15.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT258 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

258 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 4 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.

Built1926rebuilt 1994
Length257.9 ft78.6 m
Daily traffic21,034counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Location00.31 N SR 15
CarriesUS 33
CrossesElkhart River
Coordinates41.58909, -85.84086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length257.9 ft (78.6 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area1509.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1926 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,034 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number010980

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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