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Defenbaugh St over Kokomo Creek

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

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

Defenbaugh St over Kokomo Creek in Howard County, Indiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970 and reconstructed in 1999, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,263 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 194 inventoried bridges in Howard County rated poor (5.7%); 11 (5.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 79 ft
Location	0.2 Mi NE Park Rd
NBI structure number	3400125
Condition class	Poor

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