US 6 over Bixler Lake Ditch

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

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

• US 6 over Bixler Lake Ditch in Noble County, Indiana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 15,485 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 34 of the 88 inventoried bridges in Noble County rated good (38.6%); 6 (6.8%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• Its class is unchanged from 2024 (good), but component ratings moved: culvert 8 to 7.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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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