LOVE CEMETERY ROAD
Carrying LOVE CEMETERY ROAD over SEED TICK CREEK
0.23 N OF DAY ROAD, Martin, Indiana
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD in Martin, Indiana sits above 36% of rated Indiana bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 2009 build year is earlier than 20% of Martin's recorded-year cohort (104 bridges).
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD in Martin, Indiana is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2009, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure IN:5100066
POST-2000 · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: LOVE CEMETERY ROAD
The LOVE CEMETERY ROAD bridge in Martin, Indiana carries LOVE CEMETERY ROAD over SEED TICK CREEK. It was built in 2009, making it 17 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 2 sections, stretching 9.0 meters (30 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 190 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Indiana bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How LOVE CEMETERY ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 2009, earlier than 21 of Martin's 104 bridges with a recorded construction year (20%), against a county median build year of 1992. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Indiana bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (19,495 rated).
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD vs every rated Indiana bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 64% higher than 36% of 19,495 bridges
rated Indiana bridges, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more bridges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Martin inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 104 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 2009
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 9.0 m (30 ft)
- Deck Width
- 5.8 m (19 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 190 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 5100066
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether LOVE CEMETERY ROAD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare LOVE CEMETERY ROAD against other structures in Martin and across Indiana. Indiana bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for LOVE CEMETERY ROAD?
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD in Martin, Indiana on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is LOVE CEMETERY ROAD inspected?
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 190 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. LOVE CEMETERY ROAD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for LOVE CEMETERY ROAD?
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining LOVE CEMETERY ROAD?
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is LOVE CEMETERY ROAD and does age affect safety?
LOVE CEMETERY ROAD was built in 2009, making it 17 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
Share this inspection record
Send this source-bounded record or download its data card. An NBI condition category is not a closure or live crossing-safety verdict.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.