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CR 500 E over South Fork Deer Creek

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

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

CR 500 E over South Fork Deer Creek in Howard County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1940 and reconstructed in 1970, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 650 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 107 of the 194 inventoried bridges in Howard County rated fair (55.2%); 11 (5.7%) 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 30 ft
Location	0.6 Mi N CR 300 N
NBI structure number	3400064
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 31 NB over Central RR	2013	23,187	Good
US 31 SB over Central RR	2013	23,187	Good
US 31 over Cannon Goyer Ditch	2010	22,277	Good
US 31 over Scott-youngman Ditch	2013	22,277	Good
SR 931 NB over Kokomo Creek	1949	19,257	Fair
SR 931 SB over Kokomo Creek	1957	19,257	Fair