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Elkins Road over Knob Creek

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

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

Elkins Road over Knob Creek in Lawrence 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 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 177 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 165 inventoried bridges in Lawrence County rated poor (9.7%); 16 (9.7%) 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 43 ft
Location	00.23 W of Bartlettsville
NBI structure number	4700046
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over Indiana RR Spider Creek	1957	18,500	Good
US 50 EB over Old US 50 Eb/wb	1973	12,333	Fair
SR 37 NB over Salt Creek	1973	11,853	Fair
SR 37 SB over Salt Creek	1973	11,853	Fair
US 50 EB over East Fork White River	1964	11,325	Fair
US 50 WB over East Fork White River	1984	11,325	Fair