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: 185 m = 607.0 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 51.5 m = 169.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 23
Width, Roadway: 17.4 m = 57.1 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 21.6 m = 70.9 ft for a 17.4 m = 57.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Michigan City [48798]: LaPorte County [091], Indiana [18]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
4.0 W SR 212
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 69.8 metric ton = 76.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 41.7 metric ton = 45.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 12236 (2004) and Trucks: 5%
Future ADT: 17241 (In 2029
)