Elkhart County, IN

272 public highway bridges

Elkhart County Bridge Snapshot

Elkhart County, Indiana contains 272 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 23.2% are rated “Good,” 46% “Fair,” 6.3% “Poor,” and 6.3% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in IN are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

272
Total Bridges
23.2%
Good
6.3%
Poor
6.3%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
23.2% (63)
Fair
46% (125)
Poor
6.3% (17)
SD
6.3% (17)

All Bridges (272)

US 20 EB

Unknown

Over: US 33 SB

03.51 E SR-19, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 7,185

US 20 WB

Unknown

Over: US 33 SB

03.51 E SR-19, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 6,035

US 20 EB

Unknown

Over: CR 45

00.13 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 ADT: 3,467

US 20 WB

Unknown

Over: CR 45

00.13 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 ADT: 3,467

US 20 EB

Unknown

Over: CR 13

01.09 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 6,513

US 20 WB

Unknown

Over: CR 13

01.09 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 6,513

CR 115

Unknown

Over: US 20 WB

01.47 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 10,281

CR 18

Unknown

Over: US 20 WB

02.06 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1991 ADT: 14,010

US 20 EB RAMP

Unknown

Over: US 20 WB RAMP

02.74 E US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1990 ADT: 4,307

US 20 NW CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: CR 17 NW RAMP

02.88 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1990 ADT: 3,798

US 20 EB RAMP

Unknown

Over: CR 17 SBL

03.10 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 ADT: 12,267

US 20 EB

Unknown

Over: CR 17 SBL

03.10 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 ADT: 12,267

US 20 WB

Unknown

Over: CR 17 SBL

03.10 E US-33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 ADT: 12,267

CR 26

Unknown

Over: CR 17 SB

01.00 W CR 19, Elkhart, IN

Built 2004 ADT: 7,501

CR 17

Unknown

Over: CR 45

00.10 N US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 2004 ADT: 7,060

CR 32

Unknown

Over: CR 17

01.00 W OF S CR 19, Elkhart, IN

Built 2010 ADT: 1,600

CR 30

Unknown

Over: CR 17

01.00 S OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 2010 ADT: 2,800

INDIANA AVE

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.30 N OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1896 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 3,593

CR 42

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

00.40 W OF CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1957 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 1,374

CR 44

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

00.30 E OF SR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160

CR 6

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON TWP DITCH

00.50 E OF CR 19, Elkhart, IN

Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 3,120

CR 48

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 133, Elkhart, IN

Built 1969 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 112

CR 10

Fair

Over: EAST LAKE DITCH

00.30 E OF CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 685

CR 45

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

01.00 S OF HIVELY, Elkhart, IN

Built 1936 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 3,198

OLD CR 17

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.20 E OF CR 45, Elkhart, IN

Built 1982 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 4,355

SHERMAN ST

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.00 E OF RIVERSIDE DR, Elkhart, IN

Built 1960 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,188

CR 43

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELKHART RIVER

00.20 N OF US 20, Elkhart, IN

Built 1960 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 772

CR 50

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

00.10 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 985

DIVISION ST

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.00 E OF WATERFALL DR, Elkhart, IN

Built 1966 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,369

CR 38

Fair

Over: MCALLISTER DITCH

00.30 E OF CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,750

US 33

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.31 N SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1926 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 21,034

CR 31

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

00.20 N OF CR 46, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,867

CR 16

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELKHART RIVER

00.20 E OF SR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1969 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,286

CR 142

Fair

Over: BENTON CANAL

00.10 E OF CR 29, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,401

CR 13

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.50 N OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 1967 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,177

CR 18E

Fair

Over: ROWE-EDEN DITCH

00.20 E CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1981 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 102

SR 15

Fair

Over: NS RR, ROCK RUN CREEK

00.10 N of US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1984 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 12,678

CR 34

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 29, Elkhart, IN

Built 1979 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,444

CR 40

Fair

Over: WISLER DITCH

00.60 E OF COUNTY LINE, Elkhart, IN

Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,691

CR 58

Fair

Over: MEYER DITCH

00.60 E OF CR 137, Elkhart, IN

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 915

CR 2

Fair

Over: WASHINGTON TWP DITCH

00.40 W OF CR 21, Elkhart, IN

Built 1962 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,015

CR 18

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELKHART RIVER

00.90 E OF CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1984 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 102

CR 30

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.50 W OF CR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1958 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,044

CR 18

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

00.70 W OF CR 19, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,657

CR 43

Fair

Over: ROWE-EDEN DITCH

00.30 S US 20, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 818

CR 146

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 211

CR 28

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.40 E OF CR 11, Elkhart, IN

Built 1978 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,069

CR 13

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.50 W OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,515

MIRIAM ST

Fair

Over: BERLIN COURT DITCH

00.10 N OF US 6, Elkhart, IN

Built 1980 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,872

CR 23

Fair

Over: WHITEHEAD DITCH

00.10 N OF CR 146, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,431

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial