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CR 71 over Fish Creek

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

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

CR 71 over Fish Creek in DeKalb 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 89 of the 149 inventoried bridges in DeKalb County rated fair (59.7%); 2 (1.3%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 86 ft
Location	00.40 S of CR 4A
NBI structure number	1700088
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-69 over Kruise Private Drive	2001	30,849	Fair
I-69 NB over SR 8	1963	16,361	Good
I-69 SB over SR 8	1963	16,361	Good
I-69 NB over Cedar Creek	1963	15,907	Good
I-69 SB over Cedar Creek	1963	15,907	Good
I-69 NB over Cedar Creek	1963	15,634	Good