Structure 18630 · Jackson County, IN

US 50 WB over Sandy Branch

Carries US 50 WB over Sandy Branch, 00.46 W I-65.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

76 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2021
Length76.4 ft23.3 m
Daily traffic16,705counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyJackson
Location00.46 W I-65
CarriesUS 50 WB
CrossesSandy Branch
Coordinates38.95811, -85.85188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length76.4 ft (23.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area365.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,705 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number018630

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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