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I-71 over Deer Creek

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

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

I-71 over Deer Creek in Madison 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 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20,873 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 51 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (25.5%); 17 (8.5%) 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 steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 238 ft
Location	0.69 Mi N of SR 56
NBI structure number	4903390
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 over Big Darby Creek	1970	32,533	Good
I-70 over Big Darby Creek	1970	32,533	Good
I-70 over Little Darby Creek	1969	29,528	Good
I-70 over Little Darby Creek	1969	29,528	Good
I-70 over Deer Creek	1969	24,059	Good
I-70 EB over Deer Creek	1969	24,059	Good