I-65 SB over Big Blue River

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

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

• I-65 SB over Big Blue River in Shelby County, Indiana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1969 and reconstructed in 2016, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 27,789 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 79 of the 247 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated good (32.0%); 18 (7.3%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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

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