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I-70 WB over US 231 Sb/nb

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

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

I-70 WB over US 231 Sb/nb in Putnam 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965 and reconstructed in 2020, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 39,268 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 90 of the 293 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated good (30.7%); 51 (17.4%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 137 ft
Location	04.02 E SR 243
NBI structure number	041630
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 EB over Vermillion Creek	1965	41,402	Fair
I-70 WB over Vermillion Creek	1965	41,402	Fair
I-70 EB over US 231 Sb/nb	1965	39,268	Good
I-70 EB over CSX RR	1965	36,717	Fair
I-70 WB over Knight Road	1966	34,117	Fair
I-70 EB over Big Walnut Creek	1966	34,117	Fair