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I 71 over Grassy Branch

Fayette County, Ohio · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

I 71 over Grassy Branch in Fayette County, Ohio, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963 and reconstructed in 2005, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 15,717 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 92 of the 240 inventoried bridges in Fayette County rated fair (38.3%); 5 (2.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Brock Ditch over Brock Ditch	1964	40,668	Good
I-71 SB over Sugar Creek	1964	20,472	Good
I-71 NB over Sugar Creek	1964	20,472	Good
I-71 SB over Indiana & Ohio Railway	1964	20,472	Fair
I-71 NB over Indiana & Ohio Railway	1964	20,472	Fair
I 71 over Paint Creek	1964	20,334	Good