Total bridges
194
Public highway bridges in Howard County
County profile · official public datasets
Howard County, IN
194 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 40.2% rated Good, 55.2% Fair, 4.6% Poor.
- 194
- Public bridges
- 40.2%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Howard County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 48%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 194
- 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.
Howard County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Howard County ranks #44 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.6%). Howard County, Indiana contains 194 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.2% are rated “Good,” 55.2% “Fair,” and 4.6% “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
40.2%
78 of 194 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.2%
107 of 194 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.6%
9 of 194 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#44 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 194 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 40.2% (78)
Fair 55.2% (107)
Poor 4.6% (9)
Howard County's Poor-condition bridges carry 21,532 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,392 crossings a day against 6,261 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 194 of 194 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
49% of Howard County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
95 of the 194 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 40.2% 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 32.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
UNION ST over WILDCAT CREEK, built 1958, carries 6,909 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 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 21,532 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Howard County's bridges were built
194 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1910s 4
1910–1919
4 bridges
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s 12
1930–1939
12 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
28 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
21 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s 15
1990–1999
15 bridges
- 2000s 8
2000–2009
8 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
42 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 42 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Indiana average (1978).
How Howard County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Howard County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.6% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain County | 197 | 24.9% | 67% | 8.1% | 1964 |
| Warrick County | 197 | 48.7% | 47.7% | 3.6% | 1981 |
| Adams County | 194 | 45.4% | 53.6% | 1% | 1983 |
| Howard County (this page) | 194 | 40.2% | 55.2% | 4.6% | 1976 |
| Wabash County | 192 | 28.1% | 65.6% | 6.3% | 1976 |
| Jay County | 191 | 45% | 48.7% | 6.3% | 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 Howard 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 Howard County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (194 bridges here).
- Franklin County, AL · 194 bridges
- Poinsett County, AR · 194 bridges
- Trinity County, CA · 194 bridges
- Colquitt County, GA · 194 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.
Fair-condition bridges (107)
SR 26
FairOver: W FORK LTL WILDCAT CR
01.49 W SR 931, Howard, IN
Built 1986 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,417
CR 1300 E
FairOver: LITTLE PIPE CREEK
0.2 MI S CR 500 N, Howard, IN
Built 1964 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 22
CR 500 W
FairOver: LITTLE DEER CREEK
0.5 MI S CR 400 N, Howard, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 200
SR 931 SB
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
00.67 N SR 22, Howard, IN
Built 1957 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 11,750
CR 250 S
FairOver: EAST FORK HONEY CREEK
0.2 MI W CR 700 W, Howard, IN
Built 1937 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 3,340
CR 350 S
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK DITCH
0.2 MI W CR 1330 E, Howard, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 19
CR 1150 W
FairOver: SOUTH FORK LITTLE DEER C
0.1 MI N CR 350 N, Howard, IN
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 484
CR 1150 W
FairOver: PETES RUN
0.3 MI N SR 22, Howard, IN
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 424
CR 800 W
FairOver: LITTLE DEER CREEK
0.3 MI N CR 400 N, Howard, IN
Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 152
CR 300 N
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.1 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 164
CR 300 N
FairOver: LITTLE PIPE CREEK
0.2 MI W CR 1350 E, Howard, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
CR 1150 W
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.2 MI S CR 00 NS, Howard, IN
Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 285
CR 600 W
FairOver: EAST FORK HONEY CREEK
0.4 MI S CR 500 S, Howard, IN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 88
CR 550 W
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.4 MI S CR 80 S, Howard, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
CR 350 W
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.1 MI N CR 250 S, Howard, IN
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 494
CARTER ST
FairOver: STAHL DITCH
0.5 MI E US 31, Howard, IN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,362
ALBRIGHT RD
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.2 MI S SOUTHWAY BLVD, Howard, IN
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,637
CR 180 S
FairOver: MOON-BARCLEY DITCH
0.1 MI W SR 213, Howard, IN
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 92
CR 50 S
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.1 MI E CR 800 E, Howard, IN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,217
CR 100 S
FairOver: ROBERTS DITCH
0.6 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 181
WASHINGTON ST
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.0 MI INT BOULEVARD ST, Howard, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,845
APPERSON WAY
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.0 MI INT SUPERIOR ST, Howard, IN
Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,819
CR 1100 E
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.1 MI N CR 500 N, Howard, IN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127
SR 931 SB
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
02.55 N SR 26, Howard, IN
Built 1957 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 19,257
US 35
FairOver: WSR RR OLD US 35 NB
02.18 N SR 931, Howard, IN
Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,714
CR 1100 E
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.4 MI N CR 300 S, Howard, IN
Built 1959 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 335
MAIN ST
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.0 MI INT SUPERIOR ST, Howard, IN
Built 1941 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,027
CR 250 S
FairOver: WILLIAM VOGUS DITCH
0.1 MI W CR 600 W, Howard, IN
Built 1937 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,500
LINCOLN RD
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.3 MI E LAFOUNTAIN ST, Howard, IN
Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 11,547
CR 300 E
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.6 MI S CR 200 S, Howard, IN
Built 1974 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,527
CR 200 S
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.1 MI E SR 19, Howard, IN
Built 2004 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 869
CR 80 S
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.5 MI E CR 675 W, Howard, IN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 650
CR 200 W
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.3 MI S CR 250 S, Howard, IN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11,018
MAYFIELD DR
FairOver: BRANCH WILDCAT CREEK
0.2 MI W HICKORY LN, Howard, IN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 523
CR 1030 W
FairOver: LITTLE DEER CREEK
0.2 MI N CR 500 N, Howard, IN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 71
S WASHINGTON ST
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.1 MI S SYCAMORE ST, Howard, IN
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,242
CR 600 E
FairOver: KOKOMO WATERWORKS RESERV
0.3 MI N CR 50 N, Howard, IN
Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,203
CR 600 E
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.3 MI S CR 200 S, Howard, IN
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 192
CR 500 N
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.2 MI W CR 900 E, Howard, IN
Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 101
CR 200 N
FairOver: LITTLE PIPE CREEK
0.3 MI E CR 1250 E, Howard, IN
Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 358
CR 400 W
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.1 MI S CR 200 S, Howard, IN
Built 1975 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,469
CR 650 W
FairOver: LITTLE DEER CREEK
0.5 MI S CR 400 N, Howard, IN
Built 1983 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 47
CR 750 W
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.2 MI S CR 00 NS, Howard, IN
Built 1959 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,160
CR 250 S
FairOver: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK
0.2 MI W CR 300 W, Howard, IN
Built 1977 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,871
CR 1350 E
FairOver: LITTLE PIPE CREEK
0.4 MI N CR 500 N, Howard, IN
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,391
CR 220 S
FairOver: EAST FORK HONEY CREEK
0.3 MI E CR 750 W, Howard, IN
Built 1989 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 159
CR 300 W
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.3 MI N CR 50 S, Howard, IN
Built 1968 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,557
CR 300 S
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.0 MI INT CR 700 E, Howard, IN
Built 1930 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 296
US 35 SR 22
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
01.28 W SR 213, Howard, IN
Built 1968 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,485
CR 50 E
FairOver: SOUTH FORK DEER CREEK
0.1 MI N CR 580 N, Howard, IN
Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,241
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