Total bridges
197
Public highway bridges in Fountain County
County profile · official public datasets
Fountain County, IN
197 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 24.9% rated Good, 67% Fair, 8.1% Poor.
- 197
- Public bridges
- 24.9%
- Good condition
- 8.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Fountain County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 76th
- of 92 on Poor share
- 8.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 197
- public highway bridges
- 1964
- 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.
Fountain County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Fountain County ranks #76 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.1%). Fountain County, Indiana contains 197 public highway bridges. Roughly 24.9% are rated “Good,” 67% “Fair,” and 8.1% “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
24.9%
49 of 197 rated 7-9
Fair condition
67%
132 of 197 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.1%
16 of 197 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#76 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 197 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 24.9% (49)
Fair 67% (132)
Poor 8.1% (16)
Fountain County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,019 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 189 crossings a day against 2,287 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 197 of 197 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
59.4% of Fountain County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
117 of the 197 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 24.9% 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 19.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR 30E over COAL Creek, built 1959, carries 590 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 16-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,019 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Fountain County's bridges were built
197 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 9
1910–1919
9 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
27 bridges
- 1930s 14
1930–1939
14 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
16 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
38 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
20 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
35 bridges
- 1990s 13
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s 9
2000–2009
9 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1964, 14 years older than the Indiana average of 1978.
How Fountain County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Fountain County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.1% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1964 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is 12 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County | 201 | 58.2% | 41.8% | 0% | 1985 |
| Parke County | 200 | 25.5% | 56.5% | 18% | 1953 |
| Warrick County | 197 | 48.7% | 47.7% | 3.6% | 1981 |
| Fountain County (this page) | 197 | 24.9% | 67% | 8.1% | 1964 |
| Adams County | 194 | 45.4% | 53.6% | 1% | 1983 |
| Howard County | 194 | 40.2% | 55.2% | 4.6% | 1976 |
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 Fountain 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 Fountain County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (197 bridges here).
- Crawford County, IL · 197 bridges
- Allamakee County, IA · 197 bridges
- Calhoun County, IA · 197 bridges
- Decatur County, IA · 197 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1964 here).
- Bergen County, NJ · avg 1964 · 577 bridges
- Morris County, NJ · avg 1964 · 508 bridges
- Baltimore city County, MD · avg 1964 · 374 bridges
- Ross County, OH · avg 1964 · 356 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (132)
CR 250S
FairOver: BRANCH OF E FORK COAL CR
00.50 E of SR 341, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 100
RIVER Rd
FairOver: TRIB TO WABASH RIVER
01.00 N of CR 170 S, Fountain, IN
Built 1935 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 125
CR 200E
FairOver: BRANCH OF PRAIRIE CREEK
00.70 S of SR 32, Fountain, IN
Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 100
DIXIE BEE HWY
FairOver: GRAHAM CREEK
00.30 W of CR 420 W, Fountain, IN
Built 1915 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 150
CR 1160S
FairOver: SUGAR MILL Creek
01.00 SE of Jct SR 234, Fountain, IN
Built 1973 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 120
COV-STRING RD
FairOver: I-74 EB/WB
03.26 W US 136, Fountain, IN
Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,294
CR 380N
FairOver: MUD Run
00.70 E of PORTLAND ARCH, Fountain, IN
Built 1993 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 117
CR 900E
FairOver: E Fork of COAL Creek
00.30 N of Jct US 136, Fountain, IN
Built 1983 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 235
PORTLAND ARCH Rd
FairOver: MALLORY Branch
00.40 N of PEARL St, Fountain, IN
Built 2004 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,300
BONEBRAKE RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF E FORK COAL CR
00.50 W of CR 400 E, Fountain, IN
Built 1930 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 150
CR 900E
FairOver: BRANCH OF E FORK COAL CR
00.50 S of US 136, Fountain, IN
Built 1990 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100
SAND HILL Rd
FairOver: MUD Run
00.50 S of CR 260 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1982 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 117
CR 400N
FairOver: TURKEY Run
00.30 E of CR 225 E, Fountain, IN
Built 1974 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 117
CR 400W
FairOver: Branch of GRAHAM Creek
00.10 N of CR 100 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 473
CR 100N
FairOver: Branch of GRAHAM CREEK
00.10 W of CR 400 W, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 473
CR 400W
FairOver: BEAR Creek
00.20 NE of CR 400 W, Fountain, IN
Built 1973 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 473
CR 600W
FairOver: COAL Creek
01.00 N of ALLEN Rd, Fountain, IN
Built 1965 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 473
CR 450N
FairOver: BEAR Creek
00.30 W of CR 250 W, Fountain, IN
Built 1910 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 120
CR 70W
FairOver: BIG SHAWNEE Creek
00.70 N of CR 750 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1969 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 117
CR 800S
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.20 E of US 41, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 250
CR 400E
FairOver: North Fork of COAL Creek
00.30 S of CR 400 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1982 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 117
CR 70W
FairOver: MILL Creek
00.10 N of CR 800 S, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 237
LUTHERAN CHURCH Rd
FairOver: SUGAR MILL Creek
00.30 E of Jct SR 341, Fountain, IN
Built 1985 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 240
MOUNTAIN RD
FairOver: SUGAR MILL CREEK
00.40 N of CR 800S, Fountain, IN
Built 1990 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 125
CR 700E
FairOver: North Fork of COAL Creek
00.50 S of CR 400 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1975 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 120
US 41
FairOver: MILL CREEK
02.11 S SR 32, Fountain, IN
Built 1925 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,148
CR 675E
FairOver: DRY Run
00.30 S of SHORT Rd, Fountain, IN
Built 1966 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 11
US 41
FairOver: BIG SHAWNEE CREEK
00.39 N SR 55, Fountain, IN
Built 1924 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 3,702
CR 250E
FairOver: KELL Ditch
00.40 N of SR 55, Fountain, IN
Built 1975 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 120
CANADA STREET
FairOver: RAVINE PARK CREEK
00.00 INTERSECT OF MAIN S, Fountain, IN
Built 1970 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 590
STARKEY RD
FairOver: BRANCH of COAL CREEK
01.00 SW of CR 840 S, Fountain, IN
Built 2017 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 100
ZACHMIRE ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
00.50 W CR 530E, Fountain, IN
Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100
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