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Union Rd over Little Blue River

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

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

Union Rd over Little Blue River in Shelby 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 150 of the 247 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated fair (60.7%); 18 (7.3%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 166 ft
Location	00.50 W of CR 550 E
NBI structure number	7300030
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Drainage Ditch	1969	40,749	Fair
I-65 NB over Big Blue River	1969	28,018	Fair
I-65 SB over Big Blue River	1969	27,789	Good
I-65 SB over SR 252	1968	25,601	Fair
I-65 NB over SR 252	1968	24,134	Fair
I-74 over Tributary of Conns Creek	1962	21,459	Fair