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I-70 EB over Vermillion Creek

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

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

I-70 EB over Vermillion Creek in Putnam County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965 and reconstructed in 1995, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 41,402 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 152 of the 293 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated fair (51.9%); 51 (17.4%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 WB over Vermillion Creek	1965	41,402	Fair
I-70 EB over US 231 Sb/nb	1965	39,268	Good
I-70 WB 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