Howard County, IN

194 public highway bridges

Howard County Bridge Snapshot

Howard County, Indiana contains 194 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 30.9% are rated “Good,” 54.1% “Fair,” 4.1% “Poor,” and 4.1% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in IN are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

194
Total Bridges
30.9%
Good
4.1%
Poor
4.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
30.9% (60)
Fair
54.1% (105)
Poor
4.1% (8)
SD
4.1% (8)

All Bridges (194)

CARTER ST

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.1 MI W SR 931, Howard, IN

Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,673

CR 400 N

Good

Over: LITTLE PIPE CREEK

0.4 MI E CR 1200 E, Howard, IN

Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 765

CR 300 S

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN

Built 1956 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 226

CR 200 N

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.4 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN

Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 359

OHIO ST

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.0 MI INT CARTER ST, Howard, IN

Built 1950 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 9,019

US 31 SB

Good

Over: DRAIN & MULTI-USE PATH

00.63 S SR 931, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 17,328

PARK AVE

Good

Over: KOKOMO CREEK

0.1 MI N CR 50 S, Howard, IN

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,702

US 31 SB

Good

Over: STAHL-SHENK DITCH

00.35 N US 35, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 10,637

US 31 NB

Good

Over: DRAIN & MULTI-USE PATH

00.63 S SR 931, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 17,328

CR 400 N

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK DEER CREEK

0.4 MI W CR 400 E, Howard, IN

Built 1996 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,218

CR 400 E

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.1 MI N CR 50 N, Howard, IN

Built 1980 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 664

CR 400 N

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.5 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN

Built 1998 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 794

CR 500 S

Good

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE WILDCAT

0.4 MI W CR 100 W, Howard, IN

Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 522

CR 600 W

Good

Over: WILLIAM VOGUS DITCH

0.3 MI S CR 250 S, Howard, IN

Built 2018 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,200

PHILLIPS ST

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.0 MI INT PARK AVE, Howard, IN

Built 1989 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 5,996

CR 850 E

Good

Over: LOOP DRAIN

0.3 MI S CR 100 N, Howard, IN

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 302

CR 400 N

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK LITTLE DEER C

0.2 MI W CR 1150 W, Howard, IN

Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 116

CR 1400 E

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK DITCH

0.2 MI S SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 109

US 31 SB

Good

Over: CENTRAL RR

01.56 N US 35, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 23,187

CR 100 W

Good

Over: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK

0.1 MI N CR 300 S, Howard, IN

Built 2003 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 2,866

CR 800 W

Good

Over: WEST FORK HONEY CREEK

0.5 MI W CR 750 W, Howard, IN

Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 355

US 31

Good

Over: E FK LITTLE WILDCAT CRK

1.40 S SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,341

MCCANN ST

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.0 MI INT MAPLE ST, Howard, IN

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,910

US 31 NB

Good

Over: CENTRAL RR

01.56 N US 35, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 23,187

CR 250 S

Good

Over: WEST FORK HONEY CREEK

0.1 MI W CR 800 W, Howard, IN

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,233

CR 594 W

Good

Over: WILLIAM VOGUS DITCH

0.2 MI N CR 250 S, Howard, IN

Built 2003 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 500

CR 500 N

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.1 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN

Built 1994 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 127

CR 1150 W

Good

Over: LITTLE DEER CREEK

0.4 MI N CR 500 N, Howard, IN

Built 1981 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 305

SR 931

Good

Over: LITTLE WILDCAT CREEK

00.29 N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 14,108

SR 26

Good

Over: WEST FORK HONEY CREEK

07.92 W SR 931, Howard, IN

Built 1937 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5,263

US 31 SB RAMP

Good

Over: MARTIN-YOUNGMAN DITCH

00.25 N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,639

US 31 NB/SB

Good

Over: MARTIN-YOUNGMAN DITCH

00.15 N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 18,720

CR 100 N

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.2 MI W CR 1200 E, Howard, IN

Built 1989 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 760

US 31

Good

Over: SCOTT-YOUNGMAN DITCH

00.70 N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 22,277

SR 26

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

07.76 W SR 931, Howard, IN

Built 2003 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 5,263

US 31 NB RAMP

Good

Over: MARTIN-YOUNGMAN DITCH

00.10 N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 1,802

CR 550 N

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK DEER CREEK

0.1 MI W CR 50 E, Howard, IN

Built 1960 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 475

CR 175 S

Poor

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.2 MI E CR 1000 E, Howard, IN

Built 1968 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 151

CR 775 W

Poor

Over: WEST FORK HONEY CREEK

0.1 MI N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 1899 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 193

CR 500 S

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MI E CR 900 E, Howard, IN

Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 390

CR 600 S

Poor

Over: EAST FORK HONEY CREEK

0.5 MI W CR 600 W, Howard, IN

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 158

CR 300 E

Poor

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.7 MI N CR 50 N, Howard, IN

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,801

UNION ST

Poor

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.0 MI INT SUPERIOR ST, Howard, IN

Built 1958 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 6,909

DEFENBAUGH ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: KOKOMO CREEK

0.2 MI NE PARK RD, Howard, IN

Built 1970 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 6,263

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial