Total bridges
257
Public highway bridges in Clark County
County profile · official public datasets
Clark County, IN
257 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 52.5% rated Good, 45.9% Fair, 1.6% Poor.
- 257
- Public bridges
- 52.5%
- Good condition
- 1.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Clark County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 10%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 257
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Clark County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clark County ranks #9 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.6%). Clark County, Indiana contains 257 public highway bridges. Roughly 52.5% are rated “Good,” 45.9% “Fair,” and 1.6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
52.5%
135 of 257 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.9%
118 of 257 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.6%
4 of 257 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#9 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 257 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 52.5% (135)
Fair 45.9% (118)
Poor 1.6% (4)
Clark County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,370 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 593 crossings a day against 18,320 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 257 of 257 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
27.6% of Clark County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
71 of the 257 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 52.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 54% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
HENRYVILLE-OTISCO over Branch of CLEGG CREEK, built 1969, carries 1,280 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 2,370 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Clark County's bridges were built
257 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
33 bridges
- 1960s 16
1960–1969
16 bridges
- 1970s 18
1970–1979
18 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
36 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
48 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
42 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
43 bridges
- 2020s 7
2020–2029
7 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 48 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1987, 9 years newer than the Indiana average of 1978.
How Clark County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Clark County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.6% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is 6 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County | 269 | 53.5% | 43.1% | 3.3% | 1982 |
| Randolph County | 257 | 38.1% | 53.3% | 8.6% | 1978 |
| Clark County (this page) | 257 | 52.5% | 45.9% | 1.6% | 1987 |
| Montgomery County | 252 | 51.2% | 46.4% | 2.4% | 1983 |
| Morgan County | 252 | 50.4% | 45.6% | 4% | 1986 |
| Shelby County | 247 | 32.4% | 60.3% | 7.3% | 1974 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Clark County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Clark County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (257 bridges here).
- District of Columbia County, DC · 257 bridges
- Linn County, KS · 257 bridges
- Walsh County, ND · 257 bridges
- Jackson County, OH · 257 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (118)
CARROLL ROAD
FairOver: EAST FORK
00.10 NW of Taflinger Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1976 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 200
TUNNEL MILL ROAD
FairOver: NINE PENNY BRANCH
00.90 NE of New Market Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 410
TUNNEL MILL RD
FairOver: FOURTEEN MILE CREEK
01.50 NE NEW MARKET RD, Clark, IN
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 410
APPLELEAF LN
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.57 W US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 9,300
I-65 SB
FairOver: OHIO RIVER
00.44 S US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 60,500
ST JOE ROAD
FairOver: I-65
01.12 N SR 311, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,399
STRICKER RD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.00 JCT 180 N / 125 E, Clark, IN
Built 1980 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 200
CHARLTN/MEMPHIS RD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.10 SW of Whitting Hill, Clark, IN
Built 1982 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 780
CAPITOL HILL DR
FairOver: LANCASSANGE CREEK
00.10 NW of Middle Road, Clark, IN
Built 1975 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,020
UTICA PIKE
FairOver: LANCASSANGE CREEK
00.30 N of Catalpa Drive, Clark, IN
Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,380
HEBRON CHURCH Rd
FairOver: SILVER Creek
00.40 NE of Heil Road, Clark, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 410
I-265 EB RAMP-65NB
FairOver: I-65 NB/SB
02.50 E SR 311, Clark, IN
Built 1972 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,896
BUD PRATHER ROAD
FairOver: SILVER Creek
00.00 N of Weber Road, Clark, IN
Built 1994 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 410
I-265 WB
FairOver: I-65 NB/SB
02.50 E SR 311, Clark, IN
Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 37,671
HEIL ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.40 N of Hnryvle Otisco, Clark, IN
Built 2002 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 200
SR 62
FairOver: FOURTEEN MILE CREEK
02.86 E SR 3, Clark, IN
Built 1987 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 8,353
SR 60
FairOver: PACKWOOD BRANCH
02.47 E SR 335, Clark, IN
Built 1937 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 7,495
BROWNS STATION WAY
FairOver: SILVER CREEK RAMP
00.58 W SR 131, Clark, IN
Built 1959 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 24,990
BLUE RIDGE ROAD
FairOver: BULL CREEK
00.60 NW of Orchard Road, Clark, IN
Built 1982 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 390
SAWMILL ROAD
FairOver: UPPER SILVER CREEK
00.10 E of Dieterlen Road, Clark, IN
Built 1992 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 410
WHITTING HILL ROAD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.10 N of ChrlstwnMemps, Clark, IN
Built 1983 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 210
SR 265 WB
FairOver: I-265 RAMP SW-D TO I-65
00.13 E I-65, Clark, IN
Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 25,779
US 31
FairOver: WOLF RUN
00.20 N SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1929 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 5,735
FOX ROAD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.20 N of Whitting Hill, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 210
POPP Ave
FairOver: CAMP Run
00.10 W of U.S. 31, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,020
KILLEN ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.20 E of U.S. 31, Clark, IN
Built 1975 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 410
CANEY ROAD
FairOver: MILLER FORK
00.20 E of U.S. 31, Clark, IN
Built 1956 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 200
MT LEBANON ROAD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.40 SE of Dunlevy Road, Clark, IN
Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 200
WEST ST
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
00.10 S SR 60, Clark, IN
Built 1983 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,420
BROWNS STATION WAY
FairOver: UNNAMED TRAIL
00.50 SE McCULLOUGH PIKE, Clark, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64,030
SR 60
FairOver: ELK RUN
01.97 W SR 311, Clark, IN
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,358
BROWN HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
00.20 S of Main Street, Clark, IN
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410
UTICA-SELLERSBG.RD
FairOver: LENTZIER CREEK
00.10 E of Fox Run Trail, Clark, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 820
PERRY CROSSING RD
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
00.20 W COLUMBUS-MANN RD, Clark, IN
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,426
HARRY HUGHES RD
FairOver: SINKING FORK
00.30 S of Opossum Trot R, Clark, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600
BLUE RIDGE ROAD
FairOver: BULL CREEK
00.20 E of Bull Creek Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
CANEY ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.90 NE of Prall Hill Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,280
KETTLE BOTTOM RD
FairOver: EAST FORK
00.80 SE of Maxwell Road, Clark, IN
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 390
MAXWELL ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK
00.30 E of Cole Road, Clark, IN
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
MURPHY ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.80 SE of Caney Road, Clark, IN
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
COUNTRY LAKE RD
FairOver: MILLER FORK
00.00 JCT 2100N / 150 W, Clark, IN
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
WILSON SWITCH RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF MUDDY FORK
00.40 N SR 60, Clark, IN
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
WILSON SWITCH RD
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
00.10 N SR 60, Clark, IN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
MOUNTAIN GROVE RD
FairOver: WRONG BRANCH
00.70 S of Blue Lick Road, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220
MCKINLEY ST
FairOver: FORDYCE BRANCH
00.00 E of West Street, Clark, IN
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
BETHLEHEM-NEW WASH
FairOver: LITTLE CAMP CREEK
00.20 E of Paynesville Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,120
ALLISON LANE
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.20 NW of Middle Road, Clark, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,740
EASTERN BOULEVARD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.10 E I-65, Clark, IN
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,930
ALLISON LN
FairOver: LANCASSANGE CREEK
00.10 S MIDDLE RD, Clark, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,710
MIDDLE RD
FairOver: LANCASSANGE CREEK
00.10 W ALLISON LN, Clark, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,400
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