State Bridge Profile Indiana 2014

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Highlights from FHWA’s 2014 National Bridge Inventory Data:
 Of the 19,019 bridges in the state, 1,902 bridges, or 10% are classified as structurally deficient.
This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or
substructure, is considered to be in “poor” or worse condition.1
 There are 2,201 bridges, or 12% of all state bridges, classified as functionally obsolete. This
means the bridge does not meet design standards that are in line with current practice.
 State and local contract awards for bridge construction totaled $2.41 billion over the past five
years, 37 percent of highway and bridge contract awards, compared to a national average of 29
percent.
 Since 2004, 1,595 new bridges have been constructed in the state and 665 bridges have
undergone major reconstruction.
 The state estimates that it would cost approximately $3.7 billion to fix a total of 4,405 bridges in
the state.2
Bridge Inventory:
All Bridges Structurally deficient Bridges
Type of Bridge
Total
Number
Area (sq.
meters)
Daily
Crossings
Total
Number
Area (sq.
meters)
Daily
Crossings
Rural Bridges
Interstate 892 772,415 12,293,334 38 41,602 585,672
Other principal arterial 857 603,849 6,869,990 39 25,997 302,412
Minor arterial 743 403,575 3,916,202 55 42,326 263,343
Major collector 2,733 999,082 6,206,184 220 63,391 423,931
Minor collector 2,402 532,336 1,446,552 267 36,767 102,676
Local 7,661 1,146,486 2,105,106 937 107,143 166,915
Urban Bridges
Interstate 723 1,116,924 33,315,980 43 106,822 2,225,464
Other freeway 262 372,543 4,182,423 17 51,429 376,175
Principal arterial 588 781,035 11,343,864 40 67,976 658,341
Minor arterial 749 566,742 7,920,191 81 66,716 828,554
Collector 582 258,696 3,317,453 49 21,949 204,176
Rural 827 199,356 1,348,426 116 20,251 178,125
Total 19,019 7,753,038 94,265,705 1,902 652,370 6,315,784
1
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a bridge is classified as structurally deficient if the condition rating for the deck,
superstructure, substructure or culvert and retaining walls is rated 4 or below or if the bridge receives an appraisal rating of 2 or less for
structural condition or waterway adequacy. During inspections, the condition of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed
condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition and the individual element displays signs of advanced section
loss, deterioration, spalling or scour.
2
This data is provided by bridge owners as part of the FHWA data and is required for any bridge eligible for the Highway Bridge Replacement
and Rehabilitation Program. However, for some states this amount is very low and likely not an accurate reflection of current costs.
State Bridge Profile
Indiana

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Proposed bridge work:
Type of Work Number Cost (millions) Daily Crossings Area (sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 1,624 $1,941.7 1,864,988 233,473
Widening & rehabilitation 96 $96.0 3,014,200 79,049
Rehabilitation 1,438 $1,114.2 8,788,626 887,012
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 161 $425.0 1,153,019 117,003
Other work 1,086 $93.2 2,254,413 294,921
Top 10 Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in the State:
County
Year
Built
Daily
Crossings
Type of Bridge Location
Marion 1974 186,289 Urban Interstate I-65 over the CSX Railroad and Ohio Street
Marion 1974 186,289 Urban Interstate I-65 over New York Street
Clark 1962 171,336 Urban Interstate I-65 over Court Avenue
Marion 1972 165,767 Urban Interstate I-65 over seven streets, Access Road and Monorail
Marion 1973 137,908 Urban Interstate I-70 over Meridian Street
Marion 1973 137,908 Urban Interstate I-70 ramp 8E-N over Madison Avenue
Clark 1952 88,299 Urban Interstate I-65 over SR 62X/10th Street
Johnson 1971 75,938 Rural Interstate I-65 over a drainage ditch
Lake 1980 72,167
Urban
freeway/expressway
Two ramps of SR 912 over Block Avenue
Lake 1963 71,204 Urban Interstate I-80 EB & WB over Burns Ditch and Deep River
Sources: All data is from the 2014 National Bridge Inventory, released by the Federal Highway Administration in January 2015.
Note that specific conditions on bridge may have changed as a result of recent work. Cost estimates of bridge work provided as
part of the data and have been adjusted to 2014$ for inflation and estimated project costs. Contract awards data is for state
and local government awards and comes from McGraw Hill. Note that additional bridge investment may be a part of other
contract awards if a smaller bridge project is included with a highway project, and that would not be accounted for in the total
in this profile.