Madison Ave over Buck Creek

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

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

• Madison Ave over Buck Creek in Delaware 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 1950 and reconstructed in 2009, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 5,630 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 168 of the 276 inventoried bridges in Delaware County rated fair (60.9%); 23 (8.3%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Status change: its 2024 load posting has been removed.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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