Structure 19380 · Franklin County, IN

US 52 over Whitewater River

Carries US 52 over Whitewater River, 00.13 E SR 229.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT620 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

620 ft end to end, longest span 157 ft: about 1.7 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length619.8 ft188.9 m
Daily traffic2,946counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
Location00.13 E SR 229
CarriesUS 52
CrossesWhitewater River
Coordinates39.44983, -85.14840

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length619.8 ft (188.9 m)
Max Span157.5 ft (48 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area2285.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,946 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019380

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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