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)
BLUEBERRY WAY
FairOver: BRANCH OF LANCASSANGE CR
00.10 N of Washington Way, Clark, IN
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
OLD SR 160
FairOver: MILLER FORK
00.22 E US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1946 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,410
BROWNSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: MILLER FORK
00.10 SE of Hebron Road, Clark, IN
Built 1994 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 680
SR 265 EB
FairOver: I-265 RAMP SW-D TO I-65
00.13 E I-65, Clark, IN
Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,397
WB BROWN STA RD
FairOver: I-65 US 31/FRONTAGE RD
00.86 N SR 62X, Clark, IN
Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 17,364
SR 265 EB
FairOver: COOPERS LANE
00.28 E I-65, Clark, IN
Built 1991 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 33,248
SR 265 WB
FairOver: LICK RUN
00.23 E US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 34,755
OLD INDIANA 160
FairOver: SUGAR RUN
02.66 W SR 403, Clark, IN
Built 1968 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,370
BEAGLE CLUB ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF SILVER CREEK
00.10 W of Dieterlen Road, Clark, IN
Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 200
TUNNEL MILL ROAD
FairOver: POLK RUN
00.10 SW of Zimmerman Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1940 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 780
SR 160
FairOver: I-65
00.54 W US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,402
STACEY ROAD
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN
01.10 NW of Cooper Lane, Clark, IN
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 220
US 31
FairOver: CANEY FORK
01.94 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1986 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,600
MARBLE HILL ROAD
FairOver: EAST FORK
00.40 E SR 62, Clark, IN
Built 1972 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 486
BLUE LICK ROAD
FairOver: BOWERY CREEK
00.20 N of McCellan Road, Clark, IN
Built 1950 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 6,062
EASTERN BOULEVARD
FairOver: I-65
01.20 N SR 62X, Clark, IN
Built 2004 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 32,551
BROOM HILL ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
00.10 N SR 60, Clark, IN
Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 220
UTICA PIKE
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
00.00 S of Patrol Street, Clark, IN
Built 1950 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,050
DIETERLEN ROAD
FairOver: CLEGG CREEK
00.30 N of Hnryvle Otisco, Clark, IN
Built 1987 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 390
I-65 SB
FairOver: PERRY CROSSING ROAD
03.31 N SR 311, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 18,874
I-65 NB
FairOver: BLUE LICK CREEK
02.68 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 20,765
I-65 SB
FairOver: BLUE LICK CREEK
02.68 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 20,765
I-65 NB
FairOver: CANEY FORK
01.81 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 20,765
I-65 SB
FairOver: CANEY FORK
01.81 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1958 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 20,765
PRESIDENTAL PLACE
FairOver: LANCASSANGE CREEK
00.20 NW of Middle Road, Clark, IN
Built 1975 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,040
HOUSER Rd
FairOver: VOTE Run
00.20 S of Blue Lick Road, Clark, IN
Built 1950 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 410
ELROD ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
00.20 SE of Alex Bigs Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1915 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 120
SR 62
FairOver: BOWERS CREEK
04.00 W SR 362, Clark, IN
Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,424
SR 265 WB
FairOver: HAMBURG PIKE
00.09 E US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 34,755
OLD INDIANA 160
FairOver: SINKING FORK
03.80 E US 31, Clark, IN
Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,500
BARTLE KNOB RD
FairOver: RIGHT BRANCH
00.20 SW of Blue Lick Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1955 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 850
NEW MARKET-CHAS RD
FairOver: UNKNOWN
01.60 SW MARION MARTIN RD, Clark, IN
Built 2000 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 410
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: YANKEE CREEK
00.70 SE of Tunnel Mill R, Clark, IN
Built 1996 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 210
BEAGLE CLUB Rd
FairOver: Branch of SILVER Creek
00.80 W of Heil Road, Clark, IN
Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 200
CHURCH RD
FairOver: NEWLAND CREEK
00.40 E MAHAN RD, Clark, IN
Built 2009 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 200
MOUNTAIN GROVE RD
FairOver: LEFT BRANCH CREEK
00.30 N of Bartel Knob Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1990 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 220
EBENEZER CH ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY FORK
00.10 E of Bennetsville R, Clark, IN
Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 785
FRY ROAD
FairOver: HENTHORN BRANCH
00.40 SW of New Market Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1989 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 400
SR 62
FairOver: EAST FORK
02.09 W SR 362, Clark, IN
Built 1935 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,969
ZIMMERMAN ROAD
FairOver: POLK RUN
00.20 N of Henderson Road, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 740
SR 160
FairOver: PIGEON ROOST CREEK
03.44 W I-65, Clark, IN
Built 1935 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,593
REED ROAD
FairOver: BOWERY CREEK
00.90 SW of Mtn Grove Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1999 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 140
US 31
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CO RD
00.68 N SR 403, Clark, IN
Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,889
MICHIGAN ROAD
FairOver: Branch of ROGERS RUN
00.10 E of Marysville Roa, Clark, IN
Built 1985 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 390
NEW ALBANY STREET
FairOver: CAMP RUN
00.10 SW of U.S. 31, Clark, IN
Built 1957 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 210
WESTPORT ROAD
FairOver: FLAG RUN
00.00 S of Tunnel Mill Ro, Clark, IN
Built 1950 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 740
FRANK FISHER RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF EAST FORK
00.20 N of Northern Road, Clark, IN
Built 1984 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 200
NEW MARKET-CHAS RD
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
01.50 SW MARION MARTIN RD, Clark, IN
Built 1992 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 410
DAISY HILL ROAD
FairOver: SOUDERS BRANCH
00.10 S of Souder Road, Clark, IN
Built 1991 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,000
NEW MARKET ROAD
FairOver: HENTHORN BRANCH
00.40 NE of Yount Road, Clark, IN
Built 1987 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 410
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