State Road 163 Bridge East Of Clinton To Close October 30

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VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. The Indiana Department of Transportation reports that the Henry Dana Washburn Memorial Bridge (State Road 163) over the Wabash River will close Wednesday, October 30 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, November 4.

The detour will be 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 26 of this year.