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Watkins Rd over Branch of Wabash River

Mercer County, Ohio · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Watkins Rd over Branch of Wabash River in Mercer County, Ohio, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2023, making it 2 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 534 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 149 of the 327 inventoried bridges in Mercer County rated good (45.6%); 5 (1.5%) 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	Prestressed concrete single box beam
Length	about 40 ft
Location	1/2 Mi W SR118
NBI structure number	5442568
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Usr-127 over Beaver Creek	2008	9,767	Good
Usr-127 over Coldwater Creek	1950	9,115	Good
Usr-127 over Dahlinghaus Ditch	1950	6,978	Good
Usr 33 over Eight Mile Creek	1997	6,514	Good
Usr 33 over Twelve Mile Creek	1962	6,433	Fair
Usr 33 over Branch Eight Mile Creek	1972	6,433	Good