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Huntington County, IN

187 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 36.9% rated Good, 59.4% Fair, 3.7% Poor.

187
Public bridges
36.9%
Good condition
3.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Huntington County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 37%
lowest Poor share in state
3.7%
Poor-condition share
187
public highway bridges
1978
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.

Huntington County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Huntington County ranks #34 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.7%). Huntington County, Indiana contains 187 public highway bridges. Roughly 36.9% are rated “Good,” 59.4% “Fair,” and 3.7% “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.

Total bridges

187

Public highway bridges in Huntington County

Good condition

36.9%

69 of 187 rated 7-9

Fair condition

59.4%

111 of 187 rated 5-6

Poor condition

3.7%

7 of 187 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#34 of 92

Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 187 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
36.9% (69)
Fair
59.4% (111)
Poor
3.7% (7)

Huntington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,092 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 870 crossings a day against 3,108 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 187 of 187 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

46% of Huntington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

86 of the 187 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 36.9% 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 70.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

LAFONTAINE STREET over LITTLE WABASH RIVER, built 1950, carries 4,288 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 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 6,092 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Huntington County's bridges were built

187 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 60 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 32.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Indiana average (1978).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Huntington County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Indiana counties nearest Huntington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.7% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Huntington County and the 5 Indiana counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jay County 191 6.3%
Ripley County 191 3.1%
Jasper County 189 0.5%
Huntington County (this page) 187 3.7%
Cass County 185 1.6%
Clay County 185 10.8%

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 Huntington 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 Huntington County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside IN (187 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1978 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All bridges (187)

CR 300 E/CR 400 S

Fair

Over: I-69 NB/SB

02.29 N SR 124, Huntington, IN

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 190

CR 600 WEST

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CR 700 S, Huntington, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 857

CR 300 WEST

Fair

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF CR 700 S, Huntington, IN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,125

CR 800 SOUTH

Fair

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

0.04 MI W OF BELLVILLE RD, Huntington, IN

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 157

HOSLER ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CR 600 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 428

CR 200 EAST

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR

0.4 MI S OF US 224, Huntington, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 482

CR 500 NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH SILVER CREEK

0.6 MI E OF CR 825 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

CR 800 NORTH

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CLEAR CREEK R, Huntington, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 315

OLD FORT WAYNE RD

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

1.0 MI NE OF CR 600 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 268

MAYNE ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF CR 550 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: LITTLE WABASH RIVER

1.1 MI E OF US 24, Huntington, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CR 400 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 262

CR 500 NORTH

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.9 MI E OF RANGELINE RD, Huntington, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 375

CR 100 NORTH

Fair

Over: LOON CREEK

0.6 MI W OF CR 500 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

BROADWAY STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE WABASH RIVER

0.01 MI N OF RIVERSDIE DR, Huntington, IN

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,449

LEEDY LANE

Fair

Over: LOON CREEK

0.6 MI S OF CR 200 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

BRIANT STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE WABASH RIVER

0.01 MI N OF RIVERSIDE DR, Huntington, IN

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,350

BERRY STREET

Fair

Over: LOON CREEK

0.1 MI N OF W MCKEEVER ST, Huntington, IN

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 157

CR 800 NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH CLEAR CREEK

0.6 MI W OF CR 600 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 315

CR 1000 SOUTH

Fair

Over: WEARLEY DITCH

0.3 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, Huntington, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

CR 200 WEST

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.3 MI N OF US 24, Huntington, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 183

CR 900 NORTH

Fair

Over: CARROLL YOUNG DRAIN

1.15 MI E OF US 24, Huntington, IN

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,590

MAHON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WABASH RIVER

0.05 MI SE OF US 24, Huntington, IN

Built 1965 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 375

CR 700 NORTH

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CR 100 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1931 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 132

SR 124

Fair

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

03.37 W SR 5, Huntington, IN

Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,246

CR 800 SOUTH

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.3 MI W OF CR 600 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1980 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 107

CR 600 NORTH

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

0.7 MI W OF US 24, Huntington, IN

Built 1995 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 160

HIGH STREET

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

0.01 MI N OF VINE ST, Huntington, IN

Built 1987 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 367

ETNA ROAD

Fair

Over: LOON CREEK

0.1 MI N OF SR 9, Huntington, IN

Built 2001 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,471

CR 900 SOUTH

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

1.0 MI W OF CR 600 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 157

CR 250 EAST

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

0.05 MI N OF CR 900 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1996 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 105

ROANOKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

0.8 N OF CR 1000 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 214

CR 500 EAST

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.8 MI N OF CR 500 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1959 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 268

TAYLOR STREET

Fair

Over: RABBIT RUN DITCH

0.4 MI W OF S BROADWAY ST, Huntington, IN

Built 1935 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 446

CR 200 WEST

Fair

Over: EAST FORK CLEAR CREEK

0.3 MI S OF CR 1100 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 107

CR 300N

Fair

Over: I-69 NB/SB

03.32 N US 224, Huntington, IN

Built 1963 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 277

CR 300 WEST

Fair

Over: MAJENICA CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CR 400 S, Huntington, IN

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 857

CLEAR CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.05 MI N OF CR 750 N, Huntington, IN

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 321

SR 105

Fair

Over: CARROLL DITCH

02.89 S SR 114, Huntington, IN

Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 798

US 224

Fair

Over: I-69 NB/SB

00.23 W SR 116, Huntington, IN

Built 1964 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,879

CR 300 SOUTH

Fair

Over: ELKENBERRY DITCH

0.5 MI W OF CR 300 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 214

CR 300 EAST

Fair

Over: ELKENBERRY DITCH

0.5 MI S OF CR 200 S, Huntington, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 107

MAYNE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH FLAT CREEK

0.3 MI SW OF CR 400 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1986 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 315

CR 700 SOUTH

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 600 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 107

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH BROWN DITCH

0.3 MI E OF GOSHEN RD, Huntington, IN

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 157

MERIDIAN ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WABASH RIVER

0.01 MI N OF RIVERSIDE DR, Huntington, IN

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 643

SR 124

Fair

Over: I-69 NB/SB

01.72 E SR 5, Huntington, IN

Built 1963 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,261

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK

0.4 MI W OF CR 300 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1984 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 157

CR 300 WEST

Fair

Over: BROOK CREEK

0.1 MI S OF SR 124, Huntington, IN

Built 1965 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,125

CR 300 WEST

Fair

Over: BRANCH MAJENICA CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 400 S, Huntington, IN

Built 2001 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 857
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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