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Bridge conditions in Starke County, Indiana

87 inventoried bridges · 5 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 87 bridges in Starke County: 47 rated good, 35 fair, and 5 poor.

5 of the 87 bridges in Starke County, Indiana, are rated in poor condition (5.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
47 bridges (54.0%) are rated good and 35 (40.2%) fair.
The median Starke County bridge was built in 1993.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR 8 over Yellow River (built 1964), carrying about 3,936 vehicles a day.

Good 54.0% · Fair 40.2% · Poor 5.7% of 87 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 8 over Yellow River	1964	3,936	Poor
CR 300E over Yellow River	1965	875	Poor
CR 600E over Robbins Ditch	1952	862	Poor
CR 800E over Jain Ditch	1950	125	Poor
CR 700 South over Bogus Run	2005	100	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 30 WB over Robbins Ditch	1958	11,406	Fair
US 35 over Yellow River	1929	8,432	Good
US 35 over Craigmile Ditch	1924	7,176	Fair
US 30 EB over Robbins Ditch	1958	6,993	Fair
US 30 WB over Jain Ditch	1963	6,793	Good
US 30 EB over Shearing Ditch	1958	6,743	Good
US 30 EB over Jain Ditch	1963	6,735	Good
US 30 WB over US 35	1958	6,728	Good
US 30 EB over US 35	1958	6,581	Good
US 30 WB over Shearing Ditch	1958	6,050	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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