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CR 800 East over Little Blue River

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

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

CR 800 East over Little Blue River in Shelby County, Indiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1895, making it 130 years old at the 2025 inventory.
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 247 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated poor (7.3%); 18 (7.3%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Deck	5	Fair condition
Superstructure	0	Failed condition, out of service
Substructure	5	Fair condition


Structure	Aluminum or iron through truss
Length	about 104 ft
Location	00.15 N of CR 500 N
NBI structure number	7300031
Condition class	Poor

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