Structure 14320 · Vanderburgh County, IN

US 41 SB Ramp over Pigeon Creek

Carries US 41 SB Ramp over Pigeon Creek, 00.37 N SR 66.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT274 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

274 ft end to end, longest span 104 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2017
Length274.0 ft83.5 m
Daily traffic9,660counted 2008
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
Location00.37 N SR 66
CarriesUS 41 SB Ramp
CrossesPigeon Creek
Coordinates38.00387, -87.53877

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.0 ft (83.5 m)
Max Span103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area693.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,660 (2008)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014320

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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