Structure 13770 · Hendricks County, IN

US 40 over Mud Creek

Carries US 40 over Mud Creek, 01.29 W SR 39.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

55 ft end to end, longest span 25 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1921rebuilt 1997
Length54.8 ft16.7 m
Daily traffic9,854counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyHendricks
Location01.29 W SR 39
CarriesUS 40
CrossesMud Creek
Coordinates39.67094, -86.51141

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignMixed Types
Total Length54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Deck Area474.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,854 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013770

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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