Total bridges
355
Public highway bridges in Hendricks County
County profile · official public datasets
Hendricks County, IN
355 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.4% rated Good, 56.3% Fair, 2.3% Poor.
- 355
- Public bridges
- 41.4%
- Good condition
- 2.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hendricks County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 20%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 355
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- 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.
Hendricks County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hendricks County ranks #18 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.3%). Hendricks County, Indiana contains 355 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.4% are rated “Good,” 56.3% “Fair,” and 2.3% “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
41.4%
147 of 355 rated 7-9
Fair condition
56.3%
200 of 355 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.3%
8 of 355 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#18 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 355 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 41.4% (147)
Fair 56.3% (200)
Poor 2.3% (8)
Hendricks County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,877 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,610 crossings a day against 6,997 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 355 of 355 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
36.3% of Hendricks County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
129 of the 355 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 41.4% 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 42.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CR 450S over E FORK OF WHITE LICK CR, built 1900, carries 5,500 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 12,877 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Hendricks County's bridges were built
355 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 2
1900–1909
2 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 21
1930–1939
21 bridges
- 1940s 15
1940–1949
15 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
51 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
44 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
59 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
46 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
38 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
38 bridges
- 2020s 20
2020–2029
20 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 59 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Indiana average (1978).
How Hendricks County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Hendricks County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.3% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson County | 362 | 42.8% | 53% | 4.1% | 1978 |
| Hendricks County (this page) | 355 | 41.4% | 56.3% | 2.3% | 1982 |
| Wayne County | 343 | 41.1% | 54.8% | 4.1% | 1975 |
| Tippecanoe County | 330 | 55.2% | 39.7% | 5.2% | 1982 |
| Jackson County | 321 | 43.9% | 53.6% | 2.5% | 1981 |
| Madison County | 301 | 44.5% | 52.5% | 3% | 1978 |
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 Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (355 bridges here).
- Cameron County, TX · 355 bridges
- Burlington County, NJ · 356 bridges
- Richland County, OH · 356 bridges
- Ross County, OH · 356 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (355)
E COLUMBIA ST
FairOver: W FORK OF WHITE LICK CR
00.20 S OF CR 50 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850
CR 200W
FairOver: EAST FORK OF MILL CREEK
00.25 S OF CR 100 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
CARTERSBURG RD
FairOver: BR OF W FK WHITE LICK CR
00.60 N OF CR 200S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,150
CARTERSBURG RD
FairOver: W FORK OF WHITE LICK CR
00.50 E OF CR 225 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,875
CR 300E
FairOver: COSNER CREEK
00.20 S OF CR 150 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600
RACEWAY RD
FairOver: COX DRAIN
00.30 S OF CR 100 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,000
CR 725E
FairOver: BRANCH OF WHITE LICK CR
00.80 S OF CR 600 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
CR 600S
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
00.09 W OF CENTER ST, Hendricks, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,250
STAFFORD RD
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.10 W OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,250
RACEWAY RD
FairOver: SALEM CREEK
00.05 N OF CR 100S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,950
BRADFORD RD
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.10 W OF SMITH RD, Hendricks, IN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,525
DAN JONES RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF CLARKS CREEK
00.40 N OF CR 300 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,550
CR 1000S
FairOver: STOUT-RICHARDSON DRAIN
00.35 W OF CR 100 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
CR 75W
FairOver: CONRAIL RR
00.25 N OF CR 100 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500
CR 400N
FairOver: BRANCH OF Big WALNUT CR
00.05 W OF CLAY RD, Hendricks, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
REEVES RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF E FORK MILL CR
00.05 N OF CR 500 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
DAN JONES RD
FairOver: CONRAIL RR
00.30 S OF US 36, Hendricks, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,525
AIRWEST BLVD
FairOver: ROGERS CREEK
00.10 E OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
SHILOH CROSSING
FairOver: AVON CREEK
00.05 N OF US 36, Hendricks, IN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,925
RONALD REAGAN PKWY
FairOver: COX LEGAL DRAIN
00.05 S OF CR 100 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,350
REEVES RD
FairOver: ROGERS CREEK
00.01 E OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750
CR 100S
FairOver: ABNER CREEK
00.30 W OF CR 525 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
STOUT HERITAGE PKW
FairOver: GEORGE CREEK
00.19 W OF PERRY ROAD, Hendricks, IN
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,325
TOWNSHIP LINE RD
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.40 E OF CR 800 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,250
TOWNSHIP LINE RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF CLARKS CREEK
00.10 E OF CR 800 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,250
I-70 WB
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.50 W SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65,674
CR 100S
FairOver: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK
00.10 E OF CR 450 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1971 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 300
CR 350W
FairOver: EAST FORK OF MILL CREEK
00.00 S OF CR 600 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1990 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 725
CR 625W
FairOver: HUNT CREEK
00.60 N OF CR 200 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1981 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 100
CR 1000E
FairOver: SCHOOL CREEK
00.05 N OF CR 650 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1978 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 2,650
CR 1000N
FairOver: STEVENSON LEGAL DITCH
00.30 W OF CR 850 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1999 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 100
SR 39
FairOver: WEST FK WHITE LICK CREEK
01.23 N SR 236, Hendricks, IN
Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,790
MALONEY RD
FairOver: BATZ DRAIN
00.40 E OF CR 900 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 575
CR 525W
FairOver: BRANCH OF RAMP RUN
00.05 N OF CR 350 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 200
CR 200N
FairOver: HUNT CREEK
00.40 W OF CR 525 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1994 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 400
SR 75
FairOver: WEST FK BIG WALNUT CREEK
01.49 S SR 234, Hendricks, IN
Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 628
CR 200W
FairOver: ROSS DITCH
00.80 E OF CR 300 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1969 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 175
CR 800N
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
00.20 W OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1974 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,000
CR 200W
FairOver: EAST FORK OF MILL CREEK
00.20 S OF CR 200 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1979 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 150
CR 400W
FairOver: E FORK OF BIG WALNUT CR
00.45 N OF CR 650 N, Hendricks, IN
Built 1973 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 225
CR 900S
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
00.30 W OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1990 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,875
OLD SR 267
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.30 N SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,875
CR 200N
FairOver: RAMP RUN
00.05 W OF CR 425 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1935 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 450
CR 700E
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
00.05 SW OF CENTER St, Hendricks, IN
Built 1980 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,225
CR 200N
FairOver: WHITE LICK CREEK
00.50 W OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1975 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 900
US 36 WBL
FairOver: LINGEMAN CREEK
00.63 W OLD SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1954 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 15,140
CR 100 N
FairOver: LINGEMAN DRAIN
00.30 E OF SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1984 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 10,250
US 40
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
00.07 E SR 267, Hendricks, IN
Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 22,812
CR 350S
FairOver: BR OF W FK WHITE LICK CR
00.20 W OF CR 300 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 1977 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 700
US 136
FairOver: MIDDLE FK BIG WALNUT CR
02.06 E SR 75, Hendricks, IN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,703
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