SR 140 over Big Blue River

Rush County, Indiana · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• SR 140 over Big Blue River in Rush County, Indiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1902 and reconstructed in 1989, making it 123 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 2,305 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 8 of the 227 inventoried bridges in Rush County rated poor (3.5%); 8 (3.5%) are rated poor.
• A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

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

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