Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 113.1 m = 371.1 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 47.2 m = 154.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 19
Width, Roadway: 14.6 m = 47.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 15.5 m = 50.9 ft for a 14.6 m = 47.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Portage [61092]: Porter County [127], Indiana [18]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 4
00.27 N SR 249
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Very Good [8]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 87.1 metric ton = 95.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 51.7 metric ton = 56.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: N/A [N] and Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 5000 (2005) and Trucks: 20%
Future ADT: 7800 (In 2030
)