US 20 over NS RR

LaPorte County, Indiana · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• US 20 over NS RR in LaPorte County, Indiana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 15,748 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 78 of the 227 inventoried bridges in LaPorte County rated good (34.4%); 15 (6.6%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (deck 8 to 7, superstructure 7 to 8, substructure 5 to 8).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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

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