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)

CR 33

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

00.30 S OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,636

N FIFTH ST

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.10 N SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1980 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 284

CR 21

Fair

Over: SWOVELAND DITCH

00.20 N OF CR 142, Elkhart, IN

Built 1984 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 806

CR 42

Fair

Over: CONRAIL RR

00.20 W OF SR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,477

CR 19

Fair

Over: SWOVELAND DITCH

00.30 N OF CR 142, Elkhart, IN

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 979

E COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.50 S OF US 6, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 985

CR 31

Fair

Over: HORN DITCH

00.20 S OF CR 38, Elkhart, IN

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,847

CR 3

Fair

Over: WISLER DITCH

00.50 S OF CR 44, Elkhart, IN

Built 1984 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,714

CR 23

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

00.00 N OF CR 20, Elkhart, IN

Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 873

CR 11

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.10 N OF CR 36, Elkhart, IN

Built 1971 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 664

JOHNSON STREET NB

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.00 S OF BEARDSLEY AVE., Elkhart, IN

Built 1994 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 21,080

CR 38

Fair

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 1, Elkhart, IN

Built 1971 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 422

CR 36

Fair

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 1, Elkhart, IN

Built 1959 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 578

CR 130

Fair

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 1, Elkhart, IN

Built 1962 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 19

CR 101

Fair

Over: ROGERS DITCH

00.70 N OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 1971 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 92

EAST LINCOLN AVE

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.50 E SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,693

CR 13

Fair

Over: WAGNER DITCH

00.30 N OF CR 54, Elkhart, IN

Built 1975 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 508

CR 32

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1971 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,669

CR 1

Fair

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.00 N OF CR 130, Elkhart, IN

Built 1974 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 367

SR 15

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

01.95 S US 20, Elkhart, IN

Built 1986 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10,571

OLD US 20

Fair

Over: COBUS CREEK

00.65 E SR 219, Elkhart, IN

Built 1985 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 11,168

US 6

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.78 W US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 603

CR 10

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELKHART RIVER

00.10 E OF CR 8, Elkhart, IN

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,327

CR 21

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

00.00 S OF CR 52, Elkhart, IN

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 80

CR 15

Fair

Over: BERLIN COURT DITCH

00.40 S OF CR 56, Elkhart, IN

Built 1979 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 286

QUAIL ISLAND DR

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.10 S OF OLD US 20, Elkhart, IN

Built 1987 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 82

CR 33

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.10 N OF CR 131, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 417

CR 25

Fair

Over: KIEFFER DITCH

00.50 S OF US 6, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 69

CR 19

Fair

Over: DAUSMAN DITCH

00.30 S OF CR 46, Elkhart, IN

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42

CR 52

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 37, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 253

CR 1

Fair

Over: ROGERS DITCH

00.60 N OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 427

WATERFORD ST

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.20 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,309

CR 33

Fair

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

00.10 N OF CR 146, Elkhart, IN

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,130

MIDDLEBURY ST

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.30 E OF RICHMOND DR, Elkhart, IN

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,944

ELKHART AVE

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.00 N OF WATERFALL DR, Elkhart, IN

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,134

BEARDSLEY AVE

Fair

Over: CHRISTIANA CREEK

00.10 W OF JOHNSON ST, Elkhart, IN

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,899

BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.10 W OF FRANKLIN ST, Elkhart, IN

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,562

LINCOLN AVE

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.30 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,576

CR 3

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BAUGO CREEK

00.10 S OF CR 26, Elkhart, IN

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 674

LEXINGTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

01.20 E SR 19, Elkhart, IN

Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,731

N MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.70 N SR 120, Elkhart, IN

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,437

CR 17

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.30 N SR 120, Elkhart, IN

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,480

US 20 EB RAMP

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

03.08 W SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,802

CR 36

Fair

Over: OLIVE TWP DITCH

00.10 E OF CR 3, Elkhart, IN

Built 1961 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,005

WILDEN AVEN

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.50 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,233

US 20 EB

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

03.08 W SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 11,647

US 20 WB

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

03.08 W SR 15, Elkhart, IN

Built 1992 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 11,647

PRAIRIE ST

Fair

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.10 N OF WATERFALL DR, Elkhart, IN

Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 14,733

CR 33

Fair

Over: HORN DITCH

00.60 N OF CR 40, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 691

CR 1

Fair

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.30 S OF CR 38, Elkhart, IN

Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 412

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