Structure 18980 · Tippecanoe County, IN

US 52 over Little Pine Creek

Carries US 52 over Little Pine Creek, 01.01 W US 231.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT134 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

134 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built195175 years old
Length134.2 ft40.9 m
Daily traffic5,401counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
Location01.01 W US 231
CarriesUS 52
CrossesLittle Pine Creek
Coordinates40.48044, -87.04645

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length134.2 ft (40.9 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area871.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,401 (2021)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number018980

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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