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CR 1000S over Kankakee River

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

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

CR 1000S over Kankakee River in LaPorte 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 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 227 inventoried bridges in LaPorte County rated poor (6.6%); 15 (6.6%) 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 132 ft
Location	00.60 W CR 500 E
NBI structure number	4600059
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-94 WB over East Br Trail Creek	1969	37,476	Good
I-94 EB over Nictd RR	1969	37,476	Good
I-94 WB over Norris Ditch No 1	1971	27,527	Good
I-94 WB over Norris Ditch No 2	1971	27,527	Fair
I-94 EB over Norris Ditch No 3	1971	27,527	Good
I-94 WB over Norris Ditch No 3	1971	27,527	Good