I-65 SB over SR 252

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

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

• I-65 SB over SR 252 in Shelby County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1968 and reconstructed in 1997, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 25,601 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 150 of the 247 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated fair (60.7%); 18 (7.3%) 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.

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

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