Total bridges
150
Public highway bridges in Owen County
County profile · official public datasets
Owen County, IN
150 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.7% rated Good, 51.3% Fair, 10% Poor.
- 150
- Public bridges
- 38.7%
- Good condition
- 10%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Owen County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 83rd
- of 92 on Poor share
- 10%
- Poor-condition share
- 150
- 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.
Owen County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Owen County ranks #83 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10%). Owen County, Indiana contains 150 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.7% are rated “Good,” 51.3% “Fair,” and 10% “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
38.7%
58 of 150 rated 7-9
Fair condition
51.3%
77 of 150 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10%
15 of 150 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#83 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 150 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.7% (58)
Fair 51.3% (77)
Poor 10% (15)
Owen County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,558 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 237 crossings a day against 907 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 150 of 150 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
40% of Owen County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
60 of the 150 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 38.7% 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 33.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 246 over BR W FORK FISH CREEK, built 1986, carries 1,188 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 15-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,558 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Owen County's bridges were built
150 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
20 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s 6
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s 9
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
19 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
21 bridges
- 1990s 8
1990–1999
8 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
23 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 23 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Indiana average (1978).
How Owen County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Owen County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 153 | 41.8% | 54.2% | 3.9% | 1977 |
| Kosciusko County | 152 | 38.2% | 55.3% | 6.6% | 1975 |
| Benton County | 151 | 45.7% | 52.3% | 2% | 1986 |
| Perry County | 151 | 41.1% | 57% | 2% | 1978 |
| Owen County (this page) | 150 | 38.7% | 51.3% | 10% | 1978 |
| DeKalb County | 149 | 40.9% | 59.1% | 0% | 1980 |
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 Owen 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 Owen County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (150 bridges here).
- Lamar County, MS · 150 bridges
- Stokes County, NC · 150 bridges
- Jefferson County, OK · 150 bridges
- Coleman County, TX · 150 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
- Buncombe County, NC · avg 1978 · 555 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (77)
FIFTH AVE
FairOver: BR WHITE RIVER
00.10 W OF SR 67, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 620
JOHNSTOWN RD
FairOver: EEL RIVER
0.2 E OF SR 157, Owen, IN
Built 1918 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 30
TOWER RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.40 E OF MILL GROVE RD, Owen, IN
Built 1910 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 500
SURBER RD
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
00.00 W RATTLESNAKE RD, Owen, IN
Built 1949 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 90
SR 42
FairOver: CATARACT LAKE
00.76 W SR 243, Owen, IN
Built 1951 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 3,490
TOWER RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK
0.2 S OF FIDLERS RD, Owen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 530
CULROSS RD
FairOver: BR INDIAN CREEK
00.10 S OF SR 67, Owen, IN
Built 1930 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 30
US 231
FairOver: MILL CREEK
04.92 S SR 42, Owen, IN
Built 1967 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5,336
SR 46
FairOver: IN SOUTH RR WHITE RIV
00.58 E US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1957 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 13,570
KLASS RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF EEL RIVER
0.4 W OF BETHSEDIA RD, Owen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 190
PARK ROAD
FairOver: MCCORMICKS CREEK
00.00 MCCORMICKS CR S PAR, Owen, IN
Built 1934 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 1,428
US 231
FairOver: BRANCH MILL CREEK
02.16 N SR 67, Owen, IN
Built 1932 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 5,336
NEW HOPE RD
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
00.10 W OF VILAS RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 540
HOLLYBROOK RD
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
0.3 SE OF EAST DR, Owen, IN
Built 1950 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 420
POTTERSVILLE RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF WHITE RIVER
0.1 S OF MILLS CREEK RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 860
POTTERSVILLE RD
FairOver: MCBRIDE BRANCH
0.4 S OF BRAYSVILLE RD, Owen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,760
QUINCY RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF BRUSH CREEK
00.60 E OF FRONT ST, Owen, IN
Built 1968 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 280
STOCKTON RD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.5 E OF DALTON RD, Owen, IN
Built 1976 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 190
SR 46
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
03.61 W SR 246, Owen, IN
Built 1934 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,803
SR 46
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
02.37 W US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1985 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 7,300
US 231
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
02.92 S SR 46, Owen, IN
Built 1934 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 6,591
STOCKTON RD
FairOver: HAUSER CREEK
00.00 W LICK CREEK RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 190
SR 43
FairOver: LITTLE RACCOON CREEK
02.92 N SR 48, Owen, IN
Built 1984 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,953
SR 67
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
02.70 N US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1936 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,806
ROCKY HILL RD
FairOver: NAANS BR OF LITTLE MILL
00.00 N KEELER RD, Owen, IN
Built 1989 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 190
SR 67
FairOver: LTL INDIAN CR CSX RR
04.72 N US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1993 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,434
FRONT ST
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
00.00 S QUINCY RD, Owen, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360
SR 42
FairOver: DOE CREEK
01.03 E SR 243, Owen, IN
Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,534
SR 67
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
04.97 N US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,434
PARK ROAD
FairOver: MCCORMICKS CREEK
00.00 MCCORMICKS CR S. PA, Owen, IN
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,428
BLUNK RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF BRUSH CREEK
0.7 N OF FIDLERS RD, Owen, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110
OWL HOLLER RD
FairOver: COON CREEK
00.00 S BULLERDICK RD, Owen, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 530
HARRIS RD
FairOver: JORDAN CREEK
0.30 S OF PUMP STATION RD, Owen, IN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90
HYDEN RD
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
01.40 E DRESCHLER RD, Owen, IN
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110
FREEDOM ARNEY RD
FairOver: MACK CREEK
00.20 E OF STRAIGHT LINE, Owen, IN
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
HUBBLE STATION RD
FairOver: BEACH CREEK
01.10 E SR 157, Owen, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 540
WHITE HILL RD
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
0.2 S OF SR 46, Owen, IN
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190
DENMARK RD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.4 E OF KELLY RD, Owen, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110
FISCUS CEMETARY RD
FairOver: LICK CREEK
00.40 E OF WORLAND RD, Owen, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360
STUBENVILLE RD
FairOver: HAUSER CREEK
0.2 S OF HAUSER RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280
VILAS RD
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
00.30 N OF NEW HOPE RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
REY CEMETARY RD
FairOver: HAUSER CREEK
00.30 N OF STOCKTON RD, Owen, IN
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90
WALLS RD
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
00.20 N OF EGENOLF RD, Owen, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
SPLINTER RIDGE RD
FairOver: FISH CREEK
00.10 S OF SANDLICK RD, Owen, IN
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110
BRAYSVILLE RD
FairOver: MCBRIDGE BRANCH
00.40 S POTTERSVILLE RD, Owen, IN
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,820
PLESANT HILL RD
FairOver: SAND LICK CREEK
0.9 E OF STALEY RD, Owen, IN
Built 1930 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 110
US 231
FairOver: BUCKHALL CREEK
04.97 N SR 157, Owen, IN
Built 1934 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,161
SR 46
FairOver: MCCORMICKS CREEK
00.50 E SR 43, Owen, IN
Built 1927 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 13,035
OWL HOLLER RD
FairOver: N FK JORDAN CREEK
00.00 S WASATCH LAKE RD, Owen, IN
Built 1985 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 440
Adel Rd
FairOver: RACCOON Creek
0.8 N of Porter Ridge Rd, Owen, IN
Built 2003 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 280
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