Structure 19200 · Marion County, IN

US 52 over Buck Creek

Carries US 52 over Buck Creek, 03.61 E I-465.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2012
Length156.2 ft47.6 m
Daily traffic13,745counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Location03.61 E I-465
CarriesUS 52
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates39.73756, -85.96810

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length156.2 ft (47.6 m)
Max Span76.8 ft (23.4 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area847.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,745 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019200

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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