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SR 38 over Spring Branch

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

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

SR 38 over Spring Branch in Madison 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 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,224 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 174 of the 301 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (57.8%); 10 (3.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-69 NB over Fosters Branch	1966	30,223	Good
I-69 SB over Fosters Branch	1966	30,223	Good
I-69 NB over Thorpe Creek	1966	28,070	Fair
I-69 SB over Thorpe Creek	1966	28,070	Fair
I-69 NB over SR 13	1966	28,070	Fair
I-69 SB over SR 13	1966	28,070	Good