Structure 18400 · Martin County, IN

US 50 over East Fork White River

Carries US 50 over East Fork White River, 00.30 W US 150.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT562 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

562 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built199135 years old
Length561.7 ft171.2 m
Daily traffic7,684counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMartin
Location00.30 W US 150
CarriesUS 50
CrossesEast Fork White River
Coordinates38.66744, -86.79279

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length561.7 ft (171.2 m)
Max Span121.7 ft (37.1 m)
Deck Width52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Area2756.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,684 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018400

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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