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Short Blue Rd over Little Blue River

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

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

Short Blue Rd over Little Blue River in Shelby 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 79 of the 247 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated good (32.0%); 18 (7.3%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 186 ft
Location	00.35 E of CR625 E
NBI structure number	7300034
Condition class	Good

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