Project Location: Town of Fairfield in Franklin County on TH 29 (Paradee Road) over Black Creek. Bridge 49 is a Town-owned bridge, located approximately 0.70 mile east of the junction with TH 1.

The Fairfield Bridge 49 project includes the replacement of the existing single span steal beam pony truss bridge. The existing structure has a length of 48 feet and a width of 14 feet. The structure currently has a deck rating of 6 (Satisfactory), a superstructure rating of 4 (Poor), and a substructure rating of 7 (Good).  This bridge was constructed in 1919, and reconstructed in 1995.  The bridge has needed replacement since 2018 due to heavy deterioration along the beam ends from sediment buildup and open grid steel deck. In 2020 there were stringer beams added to compensate for the failed stringer ends at abutment 2. During the annual inspection, it was discovered that the lateral bracing has significant sections of loss throughout and some failed members, and the stringers still have section loss in the older stringer ends and large perforations remaining in the abutment 2 beam ends.