Structure 15600 · Lake County, IN

US 41 SB over Brown Ditch

Carries US 41 SB over Brown Ditch, 03.54 S SR 2.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

89 ft end to end, longest span 38 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.

Built1954rebuilt 2022
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic7,198counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location03.54 S SR 2
CarriesUS 41 SB
CrossesBrown Ditch
Coordinates41.20182, -87.46106

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area371.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,198 (2021)
Truck Traffic41%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number015600

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.

Nearby Bridges