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Bridge conditions in Union County, Indiana

58 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Union County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 58 inventoried bridges (5.2%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 58 bridges in Union County, Indiana, are rated in poor condition (5.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
16 bridges (27.6%) are rated good and 39 (67.2%) fair.
The median Union County bridge was built in 1974.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Old Brownsville Rd over Silver Creek (built 1960), carrying about 300 vehicles a day.

Good 27.6% · Fair 67.2% · Poor 5.2% of 58 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
Old Brownsville Rd over Silver Creek	1960	300	Poor
Patterson Road over Richland Creek	1962	250	Poor
Stone Road over Indian Creek	1954	225	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 27 over Silver Creek	1957	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1930	5,308	Fair
US 27 over Richland Creek	1928	5,308	Fair
SR 44 over E Fork Whitewater River	1974	4,248	Fair
SR 44 over Silver Creek	1933	4,248	Fair
US 27 over CSX RR	1984	3,969	Fair
US 27 over Hannah Creek	2009	3,969	Good
US 27 over Indian Creek	1992	3,278	Good
SR 101 over Hanna Creek	1982	2,671	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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