Structure 14080 · Wayne County, IN

US 40 over Whitewater River

Carries US 40 over Whitewater River, 00.58 W SR 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 5/9

A culvert 172 ft across with 3 openings: about 2 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1935rebuilt 1987
Length171.9 ft52.4 m
Daily traffic5,622counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyWayne
Location00.58 W SR 1
CarriesUS 40
CrossesWhitewater River
Coordinates39.81274, -85.16565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area938.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,622 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number014080

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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