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Patterson Road over Richland Creek

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

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

Patterson Road over Richland Creek in Union County, Indiana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 58 inventoried bridges in Union County rated poor (5.2%); 3 (5.2%) 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


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 42 ft
Location	00.20 N of CR 225 N
NBI structure number	8100005
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 27 over Silver Creek	1957	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1928	5,308	Fair
SR 44 over E Fork Whitewater River	1974	4,248	Fair
SR 44 over Silver Creek	1933	4,248	Fair