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CR 400S over Simpson Creek

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

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

CR 400S over Simpson Creek in Jay County, Indiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 138 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 191 inventoried bridges in Jay County rated poor (6.3%); 12 (6.3%) 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 29 ft
Location	0.1 Miles East of CR 850
NBI structure number	3800029
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 27 over Salamonie River	1914	7,439	Fair
US 27 over Bear Creek	1966	6,840	Fair
SR 67 over Salamonie River	1987	5,744	Fair
US 27 over Little Salamonie River	1965	5,510	Fair
SR 67 over Brooks Creek	1993	5,328	Fair
SR 67 over Halfway Creek	1993	4,750	Good