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SR 37 over Patoka River

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

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

SR 37 over Patoka River in Orange 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,015 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2004).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 73 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Orange County rated fair (53.7%); 14 (10.3%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 258 ft
Location	09.24 S US 150
NBI structure number	011880
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 56 over French Lick Creek	1952	16,310	Fair
SR 56 over Lost River	1923	11,870	Fair
SR 37 over Sulphur Creek	1928	9,827	Fair
US 150 over Lick Creek	1923	8,180	Fair
US 150 over Lick Creek	2013	8,180	Good
US 150 over Branch Lick Creek	1994	7,756	Fair