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Cheesman Rd over Whitewater River

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

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

Cheesman Rd over Whitewater River in Wayne 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 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 92 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 186 of the 343 inventoried bridges in Wayne County rated fair (54.2%); 19 (5.5%) 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 single box beam
Length	about 125 ft
Location	00.10 W of SR 1
NBI structure number	8900158
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 27 over E Fork Whitewater River	1957	31,298	Fair
US 27 over I-70 Eb/wb	2008	26,601	Fair
I-70 EB over Clear Creek	1959	26,587	Fair
I-70 WB over Clear Creek	1959	26,587	Fair
I-70 EB over Cardinal Greenway	1960	26,441	Good
I-70 WB over Cardinal Greenway	1960	26,441	Fair