State profile · Below median Poor share

Indiana bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Indiana.

19,495
Public bridges
42.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

Indiana holds 19,495 public highway bridges (#11 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.22% Poor share (#32 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 21 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

19,495

Public highway bridges in Indiana

Good Condition

42.2%

8,224 bridges rated 7-9

-7.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.2%

1,018 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Indiana vs national bridge condition

Indiana - Good condition share 42.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Indiana - Poor-condition share 17.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Indiana in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Indiana has 19,495 bridges and a 5.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Indiana has 19,495 bridges and a 5.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Indiana vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

19,495 11th of 54 higher than 43 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Indiana

The highlighted point is Indiana: 19,495 bridges and 5.22% in Poor condition, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Indiana on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Indiana

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 19,495 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Indiana’s inventory

State agency holds 31.6% of the 19,495 public highway bridges filed under Indiana in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Indiana’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.0% of the 19,495 bridges with a recorded original year in Indiana. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Indiana42.2%52.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Indiana (FHWA NBI)

Counties (92)

Adams 194 Allen 613 Bartholomew 269 Benton 151 Blackford 73 Boone 293 Brown 114 Carroll 161 Cass 185 Clark 257 Clay 185 Clinton 210 Crawford 123 Daviess 221 DeKalb 149 Dearborn 145 Decatur 220 Delaware 277 Dubois 220 Elkhart 278 Fayette 100 Floyd 145 Fountain 197 Franklin 159 Fulton 85 Gibson 362 Grant 280 Greene 239 Hamilton 454 Hancock 201 Harrison 127 Hendricks 355 Henry 206 Howard 194 Huntington 187 Jackson 321 Jasper 189 Jay 191 Jefferson 153 Jennings 163 Johnson 230 Knox 290 Kosciusko 152 LaGrange 100 LaPorte 227 Lake 501 Lawrence 165 Madison 301 Marion 958 Marshall 183 Martin 104 Miami 171 Monroe 232 Montgomery 252 Morgan 252 Newton 172 Noble 89 Ohio 41 Orange 137 Owen 150 Parke 200 Perry 151 Pike 172 Porter 277 Posey 208 Pulaski 102 Putnam 290 Randolph 257 Ripley 191 Rush 227 Scott 118 Shelby 247 Spencer 244 St. Joseph 227 Starke 86 Steuben 135 Sullivan 217 Switzerland 62 Tippecanoe 330 Tipton 113 Union 58 Vanderburgh 279 Vermillion 127 Vigo 296 Wabash 192 Warren 135 Warrick 197 Washington 174 Wayne 343 Wells 158 White 214 Whitley 115

Indiana vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Indiana on the same metric.

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616
Selected

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Indiana

Six lowest-condition bridges in Indiana, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

SR 66 ILL SR 14

Poor

Over: WABASH RIVER & SERVICE R

00.35 W of SR 69, Posey, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,065

SERVICE ROAD

Poor

Over: MARIO CREEK

INDIANA WOMEN PRISON, Marion, IN

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

PARK ROAD/TRAIL

Poor

Over: UNT MUD/RIVIR LAKES

00.00 CHAIN-O-LAKES ST PK, Noble, IN

Built 1893 Load: 0.0 t

ENTRANCE

Poor

Over: MADISON RR

00.00 MADISON ST HOSPITAL, Jefferson, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 133

BOND CEMETERY ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK OF SALT CREEK

.2MI S OF GREEN VALLEY RD, Brown, IN

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t

CR 200S

Poor

Over: BIRCH CREEK

00.70 E of 250 W, Clay, IN

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t

All Bridges in Indiana

DEEP CUT LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.36 S OF US 50, Martin, IN

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 63

OLD S.R. 46

Fair

Over: BR JACKS DEFEAT CREEK

0.2 MILE WEST OF S.R. 46, Monroe, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t

FIFTH AVE

Fair

Over: BR WHITE RIVER

00.10 W OF SR 67, Owen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 620

CR 125W

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.2 MI. N. OF DIVISION RD, Pike, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t

N HARTSTRAIT ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH JACKS DEFEAT CREE

00.02 S SR 46, Monroe, IN

Built 2006 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 5,220

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SALT CREEK

00.00 BROWN CO STATE PARK, Brown, IN

Built 1838 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 400

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.40 E OF SR 1, DeKalb, IN

Built 1873 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 200

CR 400W

Fair

Over: COFFEE CREEK

00.19 S OF CR 1100 S, Jennings, IN

Built 1940 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

CR 990E

Fair

Over: MISSISSINEWA RIVER

00.33 MI S of CR 1100 S, Grant, IN

Built 1877 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 240

OFFUTT BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.40 NW OF CR 300 N, Rush, IN

Built 1884 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 100

CO PARK ENTRANCE

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TANNERS CREEK

00.03 SW OF SR 1, Dearborn, IN

Built 1879 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 30

CR 670S

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

00.20 SE of COOPERS CHAPE, Fountain, IN

Built 1988 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 100

ARKANSAS ST

Fair

Over: ROBB CREEK

00.20 N OF SR 56, Gibson, IN

Built 1915 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 20

CR 905N

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK CROOKED CR

00.16 N of CR 900 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1915 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 80

MILL ST/SINGER RD

Fair

Over: EEL RIVER

00.10 N CR 175 E, Wabash, IN

Built 1872 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 480

BOWSHER Rd

Fair

Over: MILL Creek

00.20 E of TOWPATH Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1915 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 63

COVERED BRIDGE RD.

Fair

Over: BEAN BLOSSOM CREEK

00.70 MI. S. OF SR 45, Brown, IN

Built 1880 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

BRUSH FORK RD

Fair

Over: BRUSH FORK TANNERS CREEK

01.50 N OF SAWDON RIDGE, Dearborn, IN

Built 1999 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100

LAYTON DR

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

00.10 NW OF CR 1100 S, Decatur, IN

Built 1880 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 30

CR 575 W

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

00.25 N OF SR 7, Jennings, IN

Built 1887 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 75

CR 625S

Fair

Over: BIG GRAHAM CREEK

00.24 W OF BASE RD, Jennings, IN

Built 1895 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 150

CR 950S

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

00.09 S OF CR 25 W, Jennings, IN

Built 1935 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100

CR 900N

Fair

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

00.70 W of CR 500 E, Putnam, IN

Built 1915 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 110

CR 800N

Fair

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

01.40 W CR 500 E, Putnam, IN

Built 1915 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 130

CR 25S

Fair

Over: LAUGHERY CREEK

00.01 W OF STATE PARK ROA, Ripley, IN

Built 1885 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 225

JINESTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

1 MILE NORTH OF D ROAD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1896 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2

CR 750S

Fair

Over: Lafferty Ditch

00.30 W of CR 300 W, Clay, IN

Built 1940 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 119

CR 375 NORTH

Fair

Over: LOST RIVER

0.20 E OF CR 775 W, Orange, IN

Built 1894 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 125

CR 25 EAST

Fair

Over: PLUMMER CREEK

0.40 S OF BRADFIELD ROAD, Greene, IN

Built 1883 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 106

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Fair

Over: COUNTRY CLUB CREEK

0.00 N OF PAW PAW PARK, Miami, IN

Built 1935 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 100

Canal Rd

Fair

Over: Wabash & Erie Canal

00.50 S of CR 1200 S, Clay, IN

Built 1980 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 12

CR 440 WEST

Fair

Over: EEL RIVER

0.20 N OF CR 350 N, Miami, IN

Built 1883 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 100

CR 1100 EAST

Fair

Over: POTTER DITCH

0.20 N OF CR 1100 S, Miami, IN

Built 1965 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 100

OLD SR 36

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS Creek

00.00 Int of BILLIE CR Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1895 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 228

CR 450N

Fair

Over: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK

00.10 W of CR 700 W, Putnam, IN

Built 1922 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 190

MORGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK CREEK

0.6 MILES NORTH OF A RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1910 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 5

CR 300N

Fair

Over: FALL FORK CLIFTY CREEK

00.03 NE OF CR 1000 E, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1920 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 190

CR 10

Fair

Over: Middle Fork Deer Creek

01.00 NE of CR 5(Deer Cr), Perry, IN

Built 1982 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 120

CLAIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: VIEKE DITCH

01.00 E OF 6TH STREET ROA, Knox, IN

Built 1950 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 130

CR 900 E

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

00.50 S OF CR 950 S, Gibson, IN

Built 1989 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 100

CR 1450N

Fair

Over: LITTLE LAUGHERY CREEK

00.70 W OF SR 229, Ripley, IN

Built 1935 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 25

NASH LANE

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.00 S OF OTTER CR. ROAD, Crawford, IN

Built 1935 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 25

CR 225W

Fair

Over: BR VERNON FK MUSCATATUCK

00.10 W OF CR 225 W, Jennings, IN

Built 1940 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 50

TOWPATH Rd

Fair

Over: MILL Creek

00.40 S of CR 1025 N, Parke, IN

Built 1907 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 122

CR 800N

Fair

Over: BIG SHAWNEE Creek

00.10 W of US 41, Fountain, IN

Built 1860 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 120

BASE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: SPARROW CREEK

00.40 MI E OF CR 700 W, Randolph, IN

Built 1984 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 114

ROBERTS RD

Fair

Over: WILBUR DRAIN

00.30 S DARLING ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1969 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 260

LOWER HART STREET

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS DITCH

00.11 S OF PLEASANT ROAD, Knox, IN

Built 1970 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 130

CR 400 W

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.43 S OF CR 600 N, Sullivan, IN

Built 1935 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 110

2324.000

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

1.5 MILES SE OF PAOLI, Orange, IN

Built 1950 Load: 7.1 t

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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