Lake County, IN

488 public highway bridges

Lake County Bridge Snapshot

Lake County, Indiana contains 488 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 28.9% are rated “Good,” 24% “Fair,” 5.5% “Poor,” and 5.5% 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.

488
Total Bridges
28.9%
Good
5.5%
Poor
5.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
28.9% (141)
Fair
24% (117)
Poor
5.5% (27)
SD
5.5% (27)

All Bridges (488)

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: HART DITCH

00.60 W. of WHITE OAK AVE, Lake, IN

Built 2019 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 14,515

135TH AVENUE

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

00.80 E. of CALUMET AVE, Lake, IN

Built 2018 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 4,228

SR 51

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

00.66 S SR 130, Lake, IN

Built 2000 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 4,846

ARBOGAST AVE

Good

Over: CADY MARSH DITCH

00.52 S. of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN

Built 2014 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 200

COLUMBIA AVENUE

Good

Over: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER

00.60 N. of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN

Built 1953 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 8,950

HARRISON STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER

00.70 N. of 35th AVENUE, Lake, IN

Built 2019 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 5,070

FRAN-LIN PARKWAY

Good

Over: HART DITCH

00.40 N. of 45th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1968 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 2,711

FRAN-LIN PARKWAY

Good

Over: HART DITCH

00.40 N. of 45th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1968 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 2,711

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: CSX & EJ&E RR

00.11 N. of CHICAGO AVE, Lake, IN

Built 2014 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 7,591

US 30

Good

Over: DEEP RIVER

01.96 E SR 51, Lake, IN

Built 1935 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 25,719

123 RD AVENUE

Good

Over: LAKE OVERFLOW

0.90 E RANDOLPH STREET, Lake, IN

Built 1965 Load: 91.0 t ADT: 600

COLORADO STREET

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

00.30 N. of 97th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1969 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 5,302

213TH STREET

Poor

Over: HART DITCH

00.10 W. of CALUMET AVE, Lake, IN

Built 1955 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 5,782

CLAY STREET

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

00.30 N of 97th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1980 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 320

BINYON STREET

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

00.10 W. of MORSE ST., Lake, IN

Built 1940 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 256

PARRISH AVENUE

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF CEDAR LAKE

00.50 S. of 133rd Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1969 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 3,657

BROAD STREET

Poor

Over: CADY MARSH DITCH

00.40 S of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 16,840

OLD LINCOLN HWY.

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

00.00 Int of COUNTY LINE, Lake, IN

Built 1992 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 9,563

169TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: SPRING RUN DITCH

00.40 W. of SR 55, Lake, IN

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 874

US 6

Poor

Over: MUCK POCKET

00.84 E SR 51/I-80/94, Lake, IN

Built 1941 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 22,439

JOLIET STREET

Poor

Over: ST JOHN DITCH

00.40 E. of US 41, Lake, IN

Built 1969 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 5,542

SR 51

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

02.00 N US 30, Lake, IN

Built 1962 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 8,220

ARIZONA STREET

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

00.30 N of 61st Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1964 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 2,141

CLARK STREET

Poor

Over: BRANCH BEAVER DAM DITCH

00.20 S. of 101st Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1960 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,369

NORTH LAKE STREET

Poor

Over: GRAND CALUMET RIVER

00.10 N. of HEMLOCK AVE., Lake, IN

Built 1920 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,538

I-90 RAMP/BUCHANAN

Poor

Over: GRAND CALUMET RIVER

01.95 E US 12, Lake, IN

Built 1956 Load: 28.5 t

I-65 SB

Poor

Over: BROWN DITCH

03.64 S SR 2, Lake, IN

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 22,124

45TH STREET

Poor

Over: HART DITCH

00.10 W. of WHITE OAK AVE, Lake, IN

Built 1960 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 16,906

BUCHANAN STREET

Poor

Over: GRAND CALUMET RIVER

00.50 N US 12/US 20 WB, Lake, IN

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,343

MADISON STREET

Poor

Over: BEAVER DAM DITCH

00.10 S. of 101st Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,622

OAKLEY AVENUE

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

00.10 W. of FREMONT ST., Lake, IN

Built 1977 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 379

161ST AVENUE

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

00.20 E. of COLFAX, Lake, IN

Built 1945 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 762

I-80 EB

Poor

Over: NS RR, CN RR, WYE

00.50 E SR 912, Lake, IN

Built 1953 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 99,921

STATE LINE ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: KANKAKEE RIVER

00.80 S 241st AVE, Lake, IN

Built 1900 ADT: 136

WISCONSIN STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: LAKE GEORGE

00.20 S. of 3rd St, Lake, IN

Built 1978 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 8,680

153RD AVENUE

Structurally Deficient

Over: LAKE DALECARLIA

00.10 E. of COLFAX, Lake, IN

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 3,045

121ST AVENUE

Structurally Deficient

Over: NILES DITCH

00.20 E of IOWA ST, Lake, IN

Built 1977 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 125

BUCHANAN STR. RAMP

Structurally Deficient

Over: GRAND CALUMET RIVER

00.50 N US 12/US 20 WB, Lake, IN

Built 1956 Load: 36.0 t

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