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SR 44 over E Fork Whitewater River

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

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

SR 44 over E Fork Whitewater River in Union County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974 and reconstructed in 2022, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,248 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 58 inventoried bridges in Union County rated fair (67.2%); 3 (5.2%) 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 408 ft
Location	03.82 W US 27
NBI structure number	016550
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 Silver Creek	1957	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1928	5,308	Fair
SR 44 over Silver Creek	1933	4,248	Fair
US 27 over CSX RR	1984	3,969	Fair