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SR 1 over Whitewater River

Wayne County, Indiana · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

SR 1 over Whitewater River in Wayne County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965 and reconstructed in 2021, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,090 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 186 of the 343 inventoried bridges in Wayne County rated fair (54.2%); 19 (5.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 274 ft
Location	00.80 S US 40
NBI structure number	000190
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Indiana department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 27 over E Fork Whitewater River	1957	31,298	Fair
US 27 over I-70 Eb/wb	2008	26,601	Fair
I-70 EB over Clear Creek	1959	26,587	Fair
I-70 WB over Clear Creek	1959	26,587	Fair
I-70 EB over Cardinal Greenway	1960	26,441	Good
I-70 WB over Cardinal Greenway	1960	26,441	Fair