Total bridges
277
Public highway bridges in Delaware County
County profile · official public datasets
Delaware County, IN
277 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.8% rated Good, 62.8% Fair, 5.4% Poor.
- 277
- Public bridges
- 31.8%
- Good condition
- 5.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Delaware County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 54th
- of 92 on Poor share
- 5.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 277
- public highway bridges
- 1976
- 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.
Delaware County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Delaware County ranks #54 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.4%). Delaware County, Indiana contains 277 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.8% are rated “Good,” 62.8% “Fair,” and 5.4% “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
31.8%
88 of 277 rated 7-9
Fair condition
62.8%
174 of 277 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.4%
15 of 277 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#54 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 277 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.8% (88)
Fair 62.8% (174)
Poor 5.4% (15)
Delaware County's Poor-condition bridges carry 66,495 vehicle crossings a day
That is 6.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,433 crossings a day against 4,430 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 277 of 277 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
53.4% of Delaware County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
148 of the 277 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 31.8% 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 22.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-69 SB over KILLBUCK CREEK, built 1963, carries 14,852 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 15-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 66,495 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Delaware County's bridges were built
277 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 13
1930–1939
13 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 11
1950–1959
11 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
70 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
49 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
53 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
29 bridges
- 2000s 16
2000–2009
16 bridges
- 2010s 21
2010–2019
21 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 70 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Indiana average (1978).
How Delaware County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Delaware County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.4% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County | 280 | 38.6% | 59.6% | 1.8% | 1975 |
| Vanderburgh County | 279 | 47.7% | 48% | 4.3% | 1980 |
| Elkhart County | 278 | 38.1% | 55.8% | 6.1% | 1975 |
| Porter County | 277 | 42.6% | 52% | 5.4% | 1970 |
| Delaware County (this page) | 277 | 31.8% | 62.8% | 5.4% | 1976 |
| Bartholomew County | 269 | 53.5% | 43.1% | 3.3% | 1982 |
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 Delaware 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 Delaware County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (277 bridges here).
- Navajo County, AZ · 277 bridges
- Shelby County, OH · 277 bridges
- Florence County, SC · 277 bridges
- Edgar County, IL · 278 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1976 here).
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
- New Castle County, DE · avg 1976 · 527 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (277)
PRIESTFORD ROAD
FairOver: WHITE RIVER OVERFLOW
00.04 N of SR 32, Delaware, IN
Built 1966 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 270
US 35 SB
FairOver: MEMORIAL DR (E 12TH)
01.04 S SR 32, Delaware, IN
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,948
CR 650E
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.27 S of CR 200 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 840
US 35/SR 28
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
6.15 E I-69, Delaware, IN
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,093
SR 28
FairOver: STAPLETON DITCH
00.67 W I-69, Delaware, IN
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,783
OLD SR 67/MIDDLETW
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
03.64 S SR 3, Delaware, IN
Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,563
I-69 NB
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
00.20 S SR 332, Delaware, IN
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,610
I-69 SB
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
00.20 S SR 332, Delaware, IN
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,330
CR 925W
FairOver: PIPE CREEK
00.30 N of CR 950 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
CR 850W
FairOver: PIPE CREEK
00.25 N of CR 1000 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
CR 300W
FairOver: STUDEBAKER DITCH
00.25 N of CR 1000 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
CR 1200N
FairOver: REES DITCH
00.20 W of CR 550 E, Delaware, IN
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
CR 300N
FairOver: DRY BR KILLBUCK CREEK
00.10 W of CR 950 W, Delaware, IN
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120
NEBO ROAD
FairOver: EAGLE BRANCH CREEK
00.07 N of CR 350 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,940
NEBO ROAD
FairOver: JAKES CREEK
00.17 N of CR 350 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,940
CR 350N
FairOver: EAGLE BRANCH CREEK
00.10 E of NEBO Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,030
CR 450W
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
00.10 N of CR 650 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 650
BETHEL AVENUE
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
00.10 SE of LANGDON Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 860
CR 600W
FairOver: JAKES CREEK
00.20 N of BETHEL Ave, Delaware, IN
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900
CR 600W
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
00.40 S of SR 28, Delaware, IN
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,040
CR 425N
FairOver: CAMPBELL CREEK
00.75 E of CR 400 E, Delaware, IN
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160
DOWDEN ROAD
FairOver: MISSISSINEWA RIVER
00.35 S of STATE StREET, Delaware, IN
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 890
CR 525 EAST
FairOver: CAMPBELL CREEK
00.27 S of CR 481 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160
CLIFTON ROAD
FairOver: CAMPBELL CREEK
00.15 ENE of SCHINDEL Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 900
CR 800E
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.63 N of CR 500 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 640
CR 800E
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.85 N of CR 500 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 640
EDGEWATER ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.06 E of CR800 E, Delaware, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
CR 600 SOUTH
FairOver: BELL CREEK
00.15 W of CR 500 W, Delaware, IN
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140
CR 500S
FairOver: SHOEMAKER DITCH
00.35 E of CR 800 W, Delaware, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 900 WEST
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
00.25 S of CR 400 S, Delaware, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 590
CR 500W
FairOver: YORK PRAIRIE CREEK
00.05 S of ISANOGEL Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,930
CR 400S
FairOver: BELL CREEK
00.20 W of CR 400 W, Delaware, IN
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 770
PROCTOR ROAD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
00.02 N of CR 250 S, Delaware, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 670
CR 600S
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
00.32 W of CR 875 E, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
WHITNEY ROAD
FairOver: CONRAIL RR
00.10 S of PICCADILLY Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 820
YALE AVE
FairOver: MUNCIE CREEK
00.16 E of HARTFORD Ave, Delaware, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600
GHARKEY ST
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
00.18 S of W 17th St, Delaware, IN
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,040
PETTY RD
FairOver: YORK PRAIRIE CREEK
00.04 N of W BROOK Dr, Delaware, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,230
BROADWAY AVENUE
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
00.06 NE OF S. HACKLEY ST, Delaware, IN
Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,760
WAID AVE
FairOver: MUNCIE CREEK
00.08 W of N BROADWAY Ave, Delaware, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
BROADWAY AVENUE
FairOver: MUNCIE CREEK
00.01 S OF E. STREETER AV, Delaware, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,450
WHEELING AVE
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
00.20 NW of SR 28, Delaware, IN
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 710
NEXECUTIVE PRK DR
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
00.10 S of MCGALLIARD Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
MORRISON ROAD
FairOver: JAKES CREEK
00.10 S of DRUM Rd, Delaware, IN
Built 1984 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 2,780
SR 3 SB
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
01.60 S SR 67, Delaware, IN
Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,672
US 35 NB
FairOver: MUNCIE CREEK
00.71 S SR 67, Delaware, IN
Built 1973 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 5,393
US 35 SB
FairOver: MUNCIE CREEK
00.71 S SR 67, Delaware, IN
Built 1973 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 5,026
US 35 NB
FairOver: CARDINAL GREENWAY
02.25 S SR 32, Delaware, IN
Built 1973 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 7,162
US 35 SB
FairOver: CARDINAL GREENWAY
02.25 S SR 32, Delaware, IN
Built 1973 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 6,948
HONEYCREEK ROAD
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
00.15 NE of CR 600 S, Delaware, IN
Built 1968 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 250
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