Total bridges
115
Public highway bridges in Whitley County
County profile · official public datasets
Whitley County, IN
115 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.7% rated Good, 58.3% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 115
- Public bridges
- 41.7%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Whitley County pairs a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 4%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 115
- public highway bridges
- 1984
- 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.
Whitley County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Whitley County ranks #4 of 92 Indiana counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Whitley County, Indiana contains 115 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.7% are rated “Good,” 58.3% “Fair,” and 0% “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
41.7%
48 of 115 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.3%
67 of 115 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 115 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#4 of 92
Among Indiana counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 115 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 41.7% (48)
Fair 58.3% (67)
Poor 0% (0)
33% of Whitley County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
38 of the 115 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 41.7% 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.
When Whitley County's bridges were built
115 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
12 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
10 bridges
- 1970s 6
1970–1979
6 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
14 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
24 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
15 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 24 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1984, 6 years newer than the Indiana average of 1978.
How Whitley County compares with Indiana's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Indiana counties nearest Whitley County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1984 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 10 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 91 Indiana counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County | 123 | 34.1% | 48.8% | 17.1% | 1964 |
| Scott County | 118 | 47.5% | 46.6% | 5.9% | 1982 |
| Whitley County (this page) | 115 | 41.7% | 58.3% | 0% | 1984 |
| Brown County | 114 | 20.2% | 63.2% | 16.7% | 1964 |
| Tipton County | 113 | 42.5% | 55.8% | 1.8% | 1983 |
| Martin County | 104 | 40.4% | 51.9% | 7.7% | 1977 |
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 Whitley 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 Whitley County, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IN (115 bridges here).
- Alachua County, FL · 115 bridges
- Walton County, GA · 115 bridges
- Latah County, ID · 115 bridges
- Carver County, MN · 115 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IN (1984 here).
- Hennepin County, MN · avg 1984 · 936 bridges
- Duval County, FL · avg 1984 · 831 bridges
- El Paso County, CO · avg 1984 · 686 bridges
- Bell County, TX · avg 1984 · 660 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (48)
US 30 EB
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER PARK ROAD
00.56 W SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,455
US 30 WB
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER PARK ROAD
00.56 W SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,455
BURD ROAD
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.20 E CR 350 E, Whitley, IN
Built 1965 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 225
CR 50S
GoodOver: BIRCH-KING
00.10 W CR 475 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2005 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 125
RABER ROAD
GoodOver: MOWERY DRAIN
00.20 S CR 500 S, Whitley, IN
Built 2002 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 475
SR 9
GoodOver: GANGWER DITCH
02.59 N SR 14, Whitley, IN
Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,900
WHITLEY STEET
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.10 S ELLSWORTH ST, Whitley, IN
Built 1995 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 750
SR 9
GoodOver: BLUE BABE BRANCH
00.81 N US 30, Whitley, IN
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,097
CR 200E
GoodOver: GOBLE DRAIN
00.30 S CR 800 S, Whitley, IN
Built 1990 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 150
HARTMAN ROAD
GoodOver: SOLON DRAIN
00.10 W E OLD TRAIL ROAD, Whitley, IN
Built 2014 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100
CR 100S
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
00.20 W S WILLIAMS DR, Whitley, IN
Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 550
CR 600N
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.50 W CR 650 E, Whitley, IN
Built 2009 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 200
MERIDIAN ROAD
GoodOver: GOBLE DRAIN
00.40 N CR 800 S, Whitley, IN
Built 1995 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100
CR 275W
GoodOver: GOBLE DRAIN
00.25 S CR 700 S, Whitley, IN
Built 1998 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100
ETNA ROAD
GoodOver: HUMBARGER #12
00.10 E SR 19, Whitley, IN
Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 300
SR 114
GoodOver: WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK
02.57 E SR 5, Whitley, IN
Built 2012 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,126
CR 600N
GoodOver: CARTER #68
00.30 W CR 450 E, Whitley, IN
Built 2013 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 100
SR 205
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.03 S SR 9, Whitley, IN
Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,178
CR 450E
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.20 S CR 400 N, Whitley, IN
Built 1971 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 225
CR 600E
GoodOver: SOLON DITCH
00.01 S SCHRADER RD, Whitley, IN
Built 2010 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 150
CR 200S
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
01.00 E CR 50 E, Whitley, IN
Built 2022 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 125
CR 800E
GoodOver: BIG INDIAN CREEK
00.20 N OF CR 900 S, Whitley, IN
Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 400
BUSINESS 30
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
00.25 W GOVERNORS RD, Whitley, IN
Built 1954 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 3,600
CR 550S
GoodOver: MISHLER DITCH
00.20 W CR 950 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2011 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 125
SR 9
GoodOver: CATFISH LAKE
03.13 S US 33, Whitley, IN
Built 1966 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,515
FISH HATCHERY ROAD
GoodOver: SHRINER LAKE CONTROL
00.10 N COLONY AVE, Whitley, IN
Built 2009 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 200
CR 300S
GoodOver: ULREY DRAIN
00.35 E CR 900 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 125
CR 650E
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
00.15 S OF CR 700 N, Whitley, IN
Built 2015 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 275
KEISER RD
GoodOver: GANGWER DRAIN
00.15 S SR 9, Whitley, IN
Built 2004 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 300
CR 700 S
GoodOver: GOBLE DRAIN
00.25 W CR 350 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 125
US 33
GoodOver: BLUE RIVER
03.57 N SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 2023 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,435
CR 500E
GoodOver: HINEN DRAIN
00.30 N CR 900 S, Whitley, IN
Built 2002 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 100
MERIDIAN ROAD
GoodOver: SHULL DRAIN
00.40 N SR 114, Whitley, IN
Built 2000 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 125
CR 500S
GoodOver: MOWERY DRAIN
00.30 W SR 9, Whitley, IN
Built 2018 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 275
US 30 WB
GoodOver: SCHUMAN DITCH
01.70 E SR 5, Whitley, IN
Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,062
CR 500 W
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
00.25 S SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 2020 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 100
CR 500S
GoodOver: MOWERY DRAIN
00.50 E OF S MERIDIAN RD, Whitley, IN
Built 2016 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 250
US 30 EB
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
01.15 E SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 1962 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 13,174
CR 350W
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
00.40 S SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 1977 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100
CR 150S
GoodOver: BIRCH-KING
00.50 N OF CR 200 S, Whitley, IN
Built 2016 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 50
US 30 WB
GoodOver: EEL RIVER
01.15 E SR 205, Whitley, IN
Built 1962 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 13,174
LINCOLNWAY ROAD
GoodOver: KEISER DRAIN
00.10 S SCHECKLER RD, Whitley, IN
Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,200
KEISER ROAD
GoodOver: MOWERY DRAIN
00.30 E CR 275 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 250
ELDER ROAD
GoodOver: ELDER DRAIN
00.55 N LINCOLN WAY RD, Whitley, IN
Built 2002 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 100
CR 700E
GoodOver: LONG DRAIN
00.10 N CR 1000 S, Whitley, IN
Built 2012 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 150
CR 100S
GoodOver: BIRCH-KING
00.20 W CR 475 W, Whitley, IN
Built 2021 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 100
CR 400W
GoodOver: BIRCH-KING
00.30 S CR 50 N, Whitley, IN
Built 2004 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 175
SR 5
GoodOver: CEDAR LAKE BRANCH
03.89 N US 30, Whitley, IN
Built 1986 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 712
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