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CR 50N over Br Deer Creek

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

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

CR 50N over Br Deer Creek in Putnam County, Indiana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1925, making it 100 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 210 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 152 of the 293 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated fair (51.9%); 51 (17.4%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 EB over Vermillion Creek	1965	41,402	Fair
I-70 WB over Vermillion Creek	1965	41,402	Fair
I-70 EB over US 231 Sb/nb	1965	39,268	Good
I-70 WB over US 231 Sb/nb	1965	39,268	Good
I-70 EB over CSX RR	1965	36,717	Fair
I-70 WB over Knight Road	1966	34,117	Fair