US-31 NB over ST JOSEPH RIVER

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Coordinates:
+41.98633, -86.37054
41°59'11" N, 86°22'14" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US-31 NB over ST JOSEPH RIVER
Structure number:	000000000012752
Old structure number:	11111112000B010 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	1.5 MI N OF OLD US-31
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	118.4 ft. `[36.1 m]`
Total length:	904.2 ft. `[275.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	44.0 ft. `[13.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	47.2 ft. `[14.4 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Skew angle:	20°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1998
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 22.5 / HS 25 `[9]`
Number of main spans:	8
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	5,465 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	16% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. `[5]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	88.7

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2018	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	5465	88.7
August 2016	Good	Good	Good	Good	5465	99.7
August 2014	Good	Good	Good	Good	5465	99.7
August 2012	Good	Good	Good	Good	5465	99.7
August 2010	Good	Good	Good	Good	5465	99.7
August 2008	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	5465	99.7
August 2006	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	5045	99.8
August 2004	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	11000	100.0
October 2002	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	11000	100.0
May 2001	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	11000	100.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	5,423	5,407	14	2	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	42,714	42,378	326	10	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	14	14	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	112	111	1	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	352	346	6	0	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	150	16	134	0	0
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	94	0	94	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	96	96	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,808	1,746	18	44	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	5,737	0	5,734	0	3