Structure 7900182 · Tippecanoe County, IN

Veterans Memorial over Elliott Ditch

Carries Veterans Memorial over Elliott Ditch, 00.21 SE Of US 231.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
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 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

180 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic11,835counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
Location00.21 SE Of US 231
CarriesVeterans Memorial
CrossesElliott Ditch
Coordinates40.37048, -86.91601

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area774.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,835 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number7900182

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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