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Old US 52 over Little Sanes Creek

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

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

Old US 52 over Little Sanes Creek in Franklin County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 2015, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 925 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 89 of the 161 inventoried bridges in Franklin County rated fair (55.3%); 16 (9.9%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 37 ft
Location	00.20 E of VANATTA HOLLOW
NBI structure number	2400005
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-74 EB over Laughery Creek	1962	11,792	Good
I-74 WB over Laughery Creek	1962	11,698	Good
US 52 over E Fork Whitewater River	1983	9,264	Fair
SR 101 over E Fork Whitewater River	1992	6,960	Fair
SR 101 over Unt Whitewater River	1968	6,960	Fair
US 52 over Big Cedar Creek	1955	6,146	Fair