VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that the State Road 163 Bridge over the Wabash River will close Wednesday, July 10 at 9 p.m. for the contractor to pour the deck. The bridge will reopen to one lane of traffic at 6 a.m. Monday, July 15.

Motorists will follow the official detour utilizing U.S. 41 to U.S. 36 to S.R. 63 and back.

This project was awarded to Force Construction Co., Inc. for $5.3 million.  The S.R. 163 Bridge deck will be replaced and widened.  This project also included a bridge replacement on S.R. 71 over the Little Vermillion River that was completed last year. 

The work is scheduled to be completed by November 14 of this year.