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

CR 300 WEST

Fair

Over: WHEATFIELD DITCH

0.50 MILES N OF CR 1500 N, Jasper, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 188

CR 1100 SOUTH

Fair

Over: GUSHWA DITCH

0.50 MILES W OF CR 1000 W, Jasper, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 195

STATE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHERMAN DITCH

1.2 MILES SOUTH OF SR 67, Jay, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 76

CR 700S

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

0.9 MILES WEST OF SR 67, Jay, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 900S

Fair

Over: BEASON FOX DITCH

0.2 MILES EAST OF CR 475, Jay, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 900S

Fair

Over: HOTMIRE DITCH

0.7 MILES EAST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 409

CR 900S

Fair

Over: PORTER CREEK

4.1 MILES EAST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 343

CR 700E

Fair

Over: LINDLEY JORDAN CREEK

0.7 MILES NORTH OF CR 900, Jay, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

STATE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF SR 26, Jay, IN

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 277

CR 200S

Fair

Over: BERGER DITCH

1.0 MILE WEST OF CR 500 E, Jay, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 349

CR 600E

Fair

Over: BAILEY DITCH

1.0 MILE SOUTH OF SR 26, Jay, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 277

CR 400S

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALAMONIE RIVER

1.5 MILES EAST OF BOUNDAR, Jay, IN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 630

CR 500S

Fair

Over: LAWSON DITCH

0.4 MILES EAST OF BOUNDAR, Jay, IN

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 277

CR 500S

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALAMONIE RIVER

0.3 MILES EAST OF CR 300, Jay, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 300E

Fair

Over: LITTLE SALAMONIE RIVER

0.8 MILES SOUTH OF CR 400, Jay, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 200S

Fair

Over: GOLF BROOK

0.2 MILES WEST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,484

CR 450S

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.6 MILES WEST OF CR 100, Jay, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 400S

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

0.4 MILES EAST OF CR 200, Jay, IN

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 355

CR 200S

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

1.6 MILES WEST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,078

SEVENTH STREET

Fair

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

0.3 MILES WEST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,634

CR 200N

Fair

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

0.5 MILES WEST OF CR 600, Jay, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 516

WALNUT CORNER ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLING DITCH

0.3 MILES WEST OF CR 600, Jay, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 79

CR 200S

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

0.5 MILES EAST OF SR 1, Jay, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 481

CR 300S

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

0.9 MILES WEST OF COMO RO, Jay, IN

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

COMO ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

0.5 MILES NORTH OF SR 67, Jay, IN

Built 1909 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 235

CR 400S

Fair

Over: BROOKS CREEK

0.7 MILES EAST OF COMO RO, Jay, IN

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 391

MT PLEASANT ROAD

Fair

Over: PURSIFULL DITCH

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF CR 400, Jay, IN

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 481

CR 125W

Fair

Over: LOBLOLLY CREEK

0.9 MILES NORTH OF SR 18, Jay, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 375W

Fair

Over: LOBLOLLY CREEK

0.4 MILES NORTH OF SR 18, Jay, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

CR 800N

Fair

Over: LIMBERLOST CREEK

1.0 MILE EAST OF US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

STATE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMBERLOST CREEK

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF CR 200, Jay, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74

CR 800N

Fair

Over: JJ ADAMS DITCH

0.2 MILES EAST OF CR 700, Jay, IN

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 277

CR 550N

Fair

Over: HAINES CREEK

0.1 MILES WEST OF SR 1, Jay, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74

CR 350N

Fair

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST OF SR 1, Jay, IN

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 409

CR 300N

Fair

Over: CRING DITCH

0.6 MILES EAST OF CR 550, Jay, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 668

CR 650E

Fair

Over: SCHINDLER CREEK

0.6 MILES NORTH OF SR 67, Jay, IN

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 166

CR 550W

Fair

Over: BIG SALUDA CREEK

00.01 S of TEN CENT RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 900S

Fair

Over: E Fk FOURTEEN MILE CREEK

00.25 E of SR 62, Jefferson, IN

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

ROGERS RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

00.92 S OF CHICKEN RUN RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 325

DEPUTY PK

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

00.02 S of CR 850 W, Jefferson, IN

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 325

RIVER BOTTOM RD

Fair

Over: BIG SALUDA CREEK

00.15 N of SALUDA HILL RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

BREEDING RD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

00.13 N of CR 1033 N, Jefferson, IN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 375

OLD SR 62

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

00.01 W of US 421, Jefferson, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CR 1250W

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH LEWIS CREEK

00.45 N of CR 175 N, Jefferson, IN

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

THORNTON RD

Fair

Over: W FK INDIAN-KENTUCK CR

00.38 E WEST FORK RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

EAST STREET

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF CROOKED CREEK

0.1 S of AULENBACH AVE, Jefferson, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

CR 900W

Fair

Over: MUTTON CREEK

00.51 N OF CR 200 N, Jennings, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 450E

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

00.03 S OF CR 485 N, Jennings, IN

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 725

CR 600E

Fair

Over: GRAHAM CREEK

00.67 N OF CR 325 S, Jennings, IN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

CR 500S

Fair

Over: BIG GRAHAM CREEK

00.17 E OF CR 25 W, Jennings, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 425

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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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