CR 500N over Little Blue River

Rush County, Indiana · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• CR 500N over Little Blue River in Rush County, Indiana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2011, making it 14 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 61 of the 227 inventoried bridges in Rush County rated good (26.9%); 8 (3.5%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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

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