Total bridges
165
Public highway bridges in Lawrence County
County profile · official public datasets
Lawrence County, IN
165 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 32.1% rated Good, 58.2% Fair, 9.7% Poor.
- 165
- Public bridges
- 32.1%
- Good condition
- 9.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lawrence County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 81st
- of 92 on Poor share
- 9.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 165
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- 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.
Lawrence County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lawrence County ranks #81 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 9.7%). Lawrence County, Indiana contains 165 public highway bridges. Roughly 32.1% are rated “Good,” 58.2% “Fair,” and 9.7% “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.
Good condition
32.1%
53 of 165 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.2%
96 of 165 rated 5-6
Poor condition
9.7%
16 of 165 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#81 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 165 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 32.1% (53)
Fair 58.2% (96)
Poor 9.7% (16)
Lawrence County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,818 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 9.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 239 crossings a day against 1,867 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 165 of 165 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
35.2% of Lawrence County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
58 of the 165 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 32.1% 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 17.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 158 over SILVERVILLE CREEK, built 1938, carries 669 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 3,818 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lawrence County's bridges were built
165 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 2
1900–1909
2 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
27 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
28 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
21 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 28 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Indiana average (1978).
How Lawrence County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Lawrence County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 9.7% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 8 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | 172 | 41.9% | 56.4% | 1.7% | 1981 |
| Miami County | 171 | 34.5% | 57.9% | 7.6% | 1966 |
| Lawrence County (this page) | 165 | 32.1% | 58.2% | 9.7% | 1981 |
| Jennings County | 163 | 39.9% | 50.3% | 9.8% | 1973 |
| Carroll County | 161 | 37.3% | 60.2% | 2.5% | 1973 |
| Franklin County | 159 | 34% | 58.5% | 7.5% | 1972 |
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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (165 bridges here).
- Cleburne County, AL · 165 bridges
- Randolph County, AL · 165 bridges
- Plumas County, CA · 165 bridges
- Leon County, FL · 165 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (53)
LEATHERWOOD ROAD
GoodOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
00.16 E OF US 50, Lawrence, IN
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 674
COUNTY LINE ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF SUGAR CREEK
00.100 S OF CR L1059 E, Lawrence, IN
Built 1968 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 80
LAWRENCEPORT ROAD
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
00.64 E OF MAIN ST, Lawrence, IN
Built 2018 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 161
SOUTH I STREET
GoodOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
01.50 S OF US 50, Lawrence, IN
Built 2009 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 1,554
BOONE HOLLOW ROAD
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
01.67 N OF SR 158, Lawrence, IN
Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 226
SR 58
GoodOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
03.10 W SR 446, Lawrence, IN
Built 2000 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 522
PEERLESS ROAD
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
00.24 E OF McFADDEN RIDGE, Lawrence, IN
Built 2000 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 387
BARTLETTSVILLE RD
GoodOver: BREWER BRANCH
03.84 N OF SR 58, Lawrence, IN
Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 311
PUMPHOUSE ROAD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
00.32 W OF BUDDHA ROAD, Lawrence, IN
Built 2018 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 116
LAWRENCEPORT RD
GoodOver: FISHING CREEK
00.08 W OF CR 765 S, Lawrence, IN
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 209
SIPES BRANCH ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH LITTLE SALT CREEK
00.26 N OF MEADOWS CHRCH, Lawrence, IN
Built 2011 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 208
LITTLE SALT CR RUN
GoodOver: KNOB CREEK
00.10 E OF CR 65 E, Lawrence, IN
Built 1984 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 193
INDIAN CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
00.78 N OF HIGHWATER RD, Lawrence, IN
Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 137
SR 58
GoodOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
05.83 W SR 446, Lawrence, IN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 478
SR 450
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
06.47 W SR 158, Lawrence, IN
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,541
MILL CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
00.58 W OF CR 400 E, Lawrence, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 393
PEERLESS ROAD
GoodOver: GULLETTS CREEK
00.36 E OF OLD SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 465
INDIAN CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
01.47 N OF HIGHWATER ROAD, Lawrence, IN
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 137
AVOCA EUREKA ROAD
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
00.02 W OF SR 54, Lawrence, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 255
OLD SR 37
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
00.27 S OF MAIN STREET, Lawrence, IN
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,895
MAGNER ROAD
GoodOver: FISHING CREEK
00.46 W OF STONINGTON RD, Lawrence, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
DOC HAMILTON BLVD
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
00.80 E OF SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,741
PINHOOK ROAD
GoodOver: DE WITT CREEK
00.39 E OF CR 400 E, Lawrence, IN
Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 321
SPRINGVILLE JUDAH
GoodOver: GULLETTS CREEK
00.57 W OF SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 2003 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,426
SR 158
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
06.42 W SR 458, Lawrence, IN
Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,997
BUDDHA BYPASS
GoodOver: EAST FORK WHITE RIVER
01.93 S OF TUNNELTON RD, Lawrence, IN
Built 1996 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 785
HENDERSON CREEK RD
GoodOver: LITTLE SALT CREEK
00.11 E OF SR 446, Lawrence, IN
Built 2010 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 198
WILLIAMSILVERVILLE
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
00.03 S OF KEITH ROAD, Lawrence, IN
Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 221
MT PLEASANT ROAD
GoodOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
01.51 N OF SR 58, Lawrence, IN
Built 2014 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 818
US 50
GoodOver: YOUNGS BR LEATHERWOOD CR
03.94 E SR 37 / 450, Lawrence, IN
Built 1977 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 7,037
SR 54
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
01.52 W SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,962
POPCORN ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
00.07 N OF BEDFORD ST, Lawrence, IN
Built 2011 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 490
US 50
GoodOver: INDIANA RR SPIDER CREEK
01.03 E SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 1957 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 18,500
Old BUDDHA ROAD
GoodOver: GUTHRIE CREEK
01.02 S OF CR 250 S, Lawrence, IN
Built 1987 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 208
STONINGTON ROAD
GoodOver: FISHING CREEK
01.37 E OF CR 400 E, Lawrence, IN
Built 2021 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 427
SR 54
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
02.91 W SR 58, Lawrence, IN
Built 1996 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,423
SR 158
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
00.41 W SR 450, Lawrence, IN
Built 1960 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 4,473
US 50
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
01.74 W SR 60, Lawrence, IN
Built 2022 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,944
US 50
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
01.32 W SR 60, Lawrence, IN
Built 2022 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,944
SPRINGVILLE JUDAH
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
03.18 W OF SR 37, Lawrence, IN
Built 2016 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,148
BROOMSAGE ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF PLEASANT RUN
00.53 W OF MT PLEASANT, Lawrence, IN
Built 2007 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 202
HURON WILLIAMS RD
GoodOver: EAST FORK OF WHITE RIVER
00.50 S OF SR 450, Lawrence, IN
Built 2010 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 145
SR 37 NB
GoodOver: CSX RR
00.38 N SR 60, Lawrence, IN
Built 1954 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 6,448
SR 58
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
01.48 W SR 54, Lawrence, IN
Built 1987 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,980
OLD SR 37
GoodOver: GULLETTS CREEK
01.35 S OF WASHBOARD RD, Lawrence, IN
Built 2012 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 772
DUNN BRIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE SALT CREEK
01.02 S OF MEADOWS CH, Lawrence, IN
Built 1961 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 244
SR 37 SB
GoodOver: GULLETS CREEK
02.57 N SR 54, Lawrence, IN
Built 1969 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 9,719
US 50
GoodOver: BRANCH LEATHERWOOD CREEK
03.01 E SR 37 / 450, Lawrence, IN
Built 2001 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 7,037
JASPER MCKEAIGG RD
GoodOver: GUTHRIE CREEK
00.54 N OF DIXON CHAPEL, Lawrence, IN
Built 2018 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 137
US 50
GoodOver: S FORK LEATHERWOOD CREEK
02.26 W SR 446, Lawrence, IN
Built 2009 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 6,170
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