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Henry County, OH

265 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59.6% rated Good, 35.5% Fair, 4.9% Poor.

265
Public bridges
59.6%
Good condition
4.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Henry County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

49th
of 88 on Poor share
4.9%
Poor-condition share
265
public highway bridges
1982
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.

Henry County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Henry County ranks #49 of 88 Ohio counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Henry County, Ohio contains 265 public highway bridges. Roughly 59.6% are rated “Good,” 35.5% “Fair,” and 4.9% “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

265

Public highway bridges in Henry County

Good condition

59.6%

158 of 265 rated 7-9

Fair condition

35.5%

94 of 265 rated 5-6

Poor condition

4.9%

13 of 265 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#49 of 88

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

Condition distribution

Share of 265 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
59.6% (158)
Fair
35.5% (94)
Poor
4.9% (13)

Henry County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,138 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 595 crossings a day against 1,738 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 264 of 265 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

36.6% of Henry County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

97 of the 265 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 59.6% 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 29.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

Co. Rd. R over VAN HYNING CREEK, built 1970, carries 2,132 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 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 7,138 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Henry County's bridges were built

265 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 47 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1982, 5 years newer than the Ohio average of 1977.

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

How Henry County compares with Ohio's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Ohio counties nearest Henry County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.9% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 87 Ohio counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Henry County and the 5 Ohio counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Hardin County 276 7.2%
Seneca County 275 1.5%
Knox County 274 5.5%
Delaware County 268 2.2%
Henry County (this page) 265 4.9%
Jackson County 257 8.6%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OH (265 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OH (1982 here).

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

All 265 Good 158 Fair 94 Poor 13

All bridges (265)

COUNTY ROAD 16C

Good

Over: DITCH 1569

100SW OF INT.16A & 16C, Henry, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 465

COUNTY ROAD 10A

Good

Over: DITCH 1560 WEST CREEK

APPROX. .5 MI. NW OF RD D, Henry, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 159

TOWNSHIP ROAD 17C

Good

Over: BENIEN CREEK DITCH 1068

ON 17C 1/4 MI. S OF RD.N, Henry, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

TWP. RD. 8

Good

Over: 1287-2 DRY CREEK

200 N. OF INT. RD T & 8, Henry, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 185

COUNTY ROAD 424

Good

Over: NORTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.7 MI. SW OF TR 6C, Henry, OH

Built 1842 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,596

SOUTH PINE STREET

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.1 MI N OF E WATER ST., Henry, OH

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP RD. U

Good

Over: DITCH 368 BAD CREEK

0.6 MI.EAST OF INT.U & 5B, Henry, OH

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 351

Twp. Rd. U

Good

Over: DITCH NO. 719

0.10 mi. west of Rd. 11, Henry, OH

Built 1979 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 351

Co. Rd. L

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.15 mi. west of SR 109, Henry, OH

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 407

Co. Rd. 7

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.40 mi. south of US 6, Henry, OH

Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 520

INDUSTRIAL DRIVE

Good

Over: USR 6

1.43 Mi. E. of SR 108, Henry, OH

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,167

USR 6

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEYFOOT CREEK

1.88 mi. East of SR 109, Henry, OH

Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,170

Industrial Drive

Good

Over: Maumee River

0.14 mi. N of SR110, Henry, OH

Built 2021 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 7,490

Twp. Rd. 22

Good

Over: OWL CREEK DITCH 875

0.4 mi. north of Rd. V, Henry, OH

Built 1978 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 351

COUNTY ROAD G

Good

Over: DITCH 481 HAMMER CREEK

RD G .5 MI E OF TR 3, Henry, OH

Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 204

Twp. Rd. J

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.35 mi. east of Rd. 2, Henry, OH

Built 1978 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 351

Twp. Rd. T

Good

Over: OBERHAUS CREEK

0.15 mi. west of Rd. 17, Henry, OH

Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 249

Twp. Rd. N

Good

Over: BENIEN CREEK

0.29 mi. east of Rd. 16B, Henry, OH

Built 1982 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 39

Co. Rd. L

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK DITCH 1539

0.15 mi. west of Rd. 1, Henry, OH

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,231

Twp. Rd. 3

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK DITCH 1539

0.45 mi. south of Rd. H, Henry, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 73

Twp. Rd. 17C

Good

Over: BRUBAKER CREEK

615 north of Rd. M, Henry, OH

Built 1977 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 351

USR 6 EB

Good

Over: US RT 24 & US RT 6 EB

1.53 mi. West of SR 108, Henry, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 916

CR 12

Good

Over: USR 6/24

JCT CR 12 & US 6/24, Henry, OH

Built 1999 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 679

USR 24

Good

Over: OVER BAD CREEK

300 FT EAST OF CR 4A, Henry, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,960

USR 24

Good

Over: OVER BAD CREEK

300 FT EAST OF CR 4A, Henry, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,960

SR 109

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

0.5 MILE N. SR 18, Henry, OH

Built 1998 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,756

SR 109

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.52 mi. South of USR 6, Henry, OH

Built 1984 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,648

SR 281

Good

Over: WADE CREEK

3 MI E OF DEFIANCE CO LIN, Henry, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,705

SR 281

Good

Over: HAMMER CREEK

0.2 mi West of HEN/WOO CO, Henry, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 993

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: DITCH 1075

0.25 MI N OF INT 12 & S, Henry, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 731

Co. Rd. B

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK DITCH 1559-3

.15 mi. west of Rd. 4, Henry, OH

Built 1977 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 291

Co. Rd. F

Good

Over: DITCH 1329

Int. of Rd. F & Rd. 11, Henry, OH

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 135

Twp. Rd. V

Good

Over: KONZEN DITCH 852

0.15 mi. west of SR 108, Henry, OH

Built 1975 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 227

COUNTY ROAD 17D

Good

Over: BENIEN CREEK

2 MI. N. OF SR424, Henry, OH

Built 1990 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 602

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: C.R. H1 BEAVER CREEK

0.5 MI.N OF TWP.RD. H, Henry, OH

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 773

TR 11

Good

Over: KONZEN DITCH

0.5 M. SOUTH OF TR S1, Henry, OH

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 122

Twp. Rd. J

Good

Over: DITCH 1571

0.1 mi. west of Rd. 17, Henry, OH

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 351

Twp. Rd. S

Good

Over: DITCH 1313 OBERHAUS CREE

0.5 mi. east of 17 south, Henry, OH

Built 1983 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 351

TOWNSHIP ROAD K

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.7 MI. WEST OF WOOD CNTY, Henry, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 351

TWP. RD. N

Good

Over: S. TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.65 MI. WEST OF S.R.109, Henry, OH

Built 2001 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 39

USR 6

Good

Over: ABANDONED RR

0.21 mi. West of SR 108, Henry, OH

Built 1968 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,523

SR 18

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.64 mi. West of SR 65, Henry, OH

Built 1984 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 826

USR 24

Good

Over: GARRETT CREEK

0.5 MILE WEST USR 6, Henry, OH

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,644

USR 24

Good

Over: GARRETT CREEK

.5 Mi. W. OF USR 6, Henry, OH

Built 2008 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,644

SR 108

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

0.14 mi. South of SR 281, Henry, OH

Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,287

SR 109

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

1/4 mile S of Co. Rd. Y, Henry, OH

Built 1976 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,001

SR 109

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

150 S. of Co. Rd. Y, Henry, OH

Built 1976 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,001

SR 281

Good

Over: S. TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.3 MI W. OF JCT SR 109, Henry, OH

Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 889

Twp. Rd. K

Good

Over: Lost Creek 1595

0.15 mi. west of SR 109, Henry, OH

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 100

Co. Rd. U

Good

Over: DITCH 163 VAN HYNING

55 ft. west of 15B, Henry, OH

Built 1978 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 812

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