Total Bridges
18,630
Public highway bridges in Indiana
State profile · Below median Poor share
Indiana bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Indiana, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 18,630
- Public bridges
- 36.1%
- Good condition
- 4.9%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
36.1%
6,733 bridges rated 7-9
-13.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.9%
920 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.1pp vs national avg 7.0%
Indiana vs national bridge condition
Indiana - Good condition share 36.1%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Indiana - Poor-condition share 16.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (92)
Adams 191 Allen 601 Bartholomew 263 Benton 147 Blackford 56 Boone 235 Brown 34 Carroll 159 Cass 161 Clark 144 Clay 144 Clinton 205 Crawford 117 Daviess 205 DeKalb 147 Dearborn 139 Decatur 141 Delaware 272 Dubois 214 Elkhart 272 Fayette 98 Floyd 144 Fountain 195 Franklin 158 Fulton 82 Gibson 348 Grant 278 Greene 233 Hamilton 440 Hancock 189 Harrison 124 Hendricks 341 Henry 192 Howard 194 Huntington 183 Jackson 308 Jasper 186 Jay 124 Jefferson 151 Jennings 148 Johnson 213 Knox 282 Kosciusko 145 LaGrange 100 LaPorte 229 Lake 488 Lawrence 158 Madison 297 Marion 964 Marshall 185 Martin 104 Miami 165 Monroe 226 Montgomery 241 Morgan 241 Newton 167 Noble 88 Ohio 41 Orange 133 Owen 143 Parke 195 Perry 146 Pike 164 Porter 280 Posey 205 Pulaski 100 Putnam 284 Randolph 253 Ripley 188 Rush 223 Scott 113 Shelby 243 Spencer 241 St. Joseph 228 Starke 85 Steuben 134 Sullivan 208 Switzerland 62 Tippecanoe 329 Tipton 109 Union 58 Vanderburgh 286 Vermillion 125 Vigo 294 Wabash 189 Warren 136 Warrick 183 Washington 173 Wayne 342 Wells 155 White 214 Whitley 112
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.
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
KS
Kansas
5.25% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
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.
MOUNT LIBERTY ROAD
PoorOver: MOUNT LIBERTY CREEK
00.10 S 4 MILE RD, Brown, IN
Built 1929 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150
CR 250W
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
00.70 S of CR 250 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1925 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 180
CR 675W
PoorOver: BRANCH OF LEATHERMAN CR
00.20 S of CR 125 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 130
CR 275S
PoorOver: CONRAIL RR
00.50 E of CR 600 W, Putnam, IN
Built 1910 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 130
SHAPED CHARGE ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE OTTER CREEK
1.2 MILES NORTH OF K RD, Ripley, IN
Built 1899 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 2
WONJU ROAD
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY OF BIG CREEK
0.3 MILE NORTH OF G ROAD, Ripley, IN
Built 1990 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Indiana
BEARDSLEY AVE
FairOver: CHRISTIANA CREEK
00.10 W OF JOHNSON ST, Elkhart, IN
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,899
BRIDGE ST
FairOver: ST JOSEPH RIVER
00.10 W OF FRANKLIN ST, Elkhart, IN
Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,562
LINCOLN AVE
FairOver: ELKHART RIVER
00.30 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN
Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,576
CR 3
FairOver: BRANCH OF BAUGO CREEK
00.10 S OF CR 26, Elkhart, IN
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 674
LEXINGTON AVENUE
FairOver: ST JOSEPH RIVER
01.20 E SR 19, Elkhart, IN
Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,731
N MAIN STREET
FairOver: ST JOSEPH RIVER
00.70 N SR 120, Elkhart, IN
Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,437
CR 17
FairOver: ST JOSEPH RIVER
00.30 N SR 120, Elkhart, IN
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,480
CR 200N
FairOver: LICK CREEK
00.20 W of CR 75 W, Fayette, IN
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400
CR 200N
FairOver: LICK CREEK
00.40 W of CR 75 W, Fayette, IN
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400
CR 40N
FairOver: BRANCH of WILLIAMS CREEK
00.10 W of CR 550 W, Fayette, IN
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 450E
FairOver: SIMPSON CREEK
00.50 S of CR 200 N, Fayette, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850
CR 450E
FairOver: SIMPSON CREEK
00.10 S of CR 200 N, Fayette, IN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850
CR 440N
FairOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
00.20 E of WATERLOO RD, Fayette, IN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700
CR 425S
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
00.11 W OF WHITMAN RD, Fayette, IN
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
G'TOWN-GREENVILLE
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
00.60 S of BAKER Rd, Floyd, IN
Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 380
G'TOWN-GREENVILLE
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
00.10 S OF BYRN'VL, Floyd, IN
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 308
BAYLOR-WISSMAN RD
FairOver: GEORGETOWN CREEK
00.10 S OF US 64, Floyd, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 939
MOSER KNOB
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
00.00 INT OF CHAMPION RD, Floyd, IN
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 244
SCOTTSVILLE RD
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
00.30 N OF PAOLI PIKE, Floyd, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,534
ST MARY'S RD
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
00.20 N OF SPICKERT KNB, Floyd, IN
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,651
PAOLI PIKE
FairOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
00.10 W OF SCTTS'VLLE, Floyd, IN
Built 1921 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,041
HIGHWATER RD
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
00.10 S OF CORYDON PIKE, Floyd, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,655
MARY NAVILE RD
FairOver: BANNAMON CREEK
00.00 INT OF CHAPEL HL RD, Floyd, IN
Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 244
BORDEN RD
FairOver: MILLER BR OF JERSEY PK B
00.10 S OF CHAPEL HILL, Floyd, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 518
E MCCARTHY KNOB RD
FairOver: AL'S CREEK
00.30 W OF BUDD RD, Floyd, IN
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 323
SPRING HILL RD
FairOver: FALLING RUN CREEK
00.10 W OF SPRING ST, Floyd, IN
Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,184
OLD SR 111
FairOver: BRANCH ELK RUN
02.10 S SR 60, Floyd, IN
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,419
ASHBURY DRIVE
FairOver: BALD KNOB CREEK
00.10 NE OF ST JOSEPH RD, Floyd, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52
COUNTRY CLUB DR
FairOver: FALLING RUN CREEK
00.40 W OF GRAYBROOK LN, Floyd, IN
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,559
CR 200S
FairOver: BRANCH OF COAL CREEK
00.80 E of CORY RD, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
SR 121
FairOver: UNT WHITEWATER RIVER
04.97 N US 52, Franklin, IN
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,005
SNAIL CREEK RD
FairOver: SNAIL CREEK
00.90 SW of COFFEE RD, Franklin, IN
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 225
ST MARYS RD
FairOver: WHITEWATER R, RR
00.20 W of US 52, Franklin, IN
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,775
HIGHLAND CENTER RD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
00.10 MI N OF LOOKOUT RD, Franklin, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 575
BLUE CREEK RD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
00.10 N of CANE MILL, Franklin, IN
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700
BLUE CREEK RD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
00.10 SE of MONROE RD, Franklin, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
JOHNSON FORK RD
FairOver: JOHNSON FORK WHITEWATER
00.10 S of MORTASHED, Franklin, IN
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350
FIVE POINT RD
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
00.50 MI. E of SHRINE RD, Franklin, IN
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350
RICKMAN RD
FairOver: S FORK LITTLE SALT CREEK
00.30 W of BUENA VISTA, Franklin, IN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
STONE CHURCH RD
FairOver: BRANCH of DUCK CREEK
01.00 E of SMOKY HOLLOW R, Franklin, IN
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450
OLD SR 17
FairOver: TIPPECANOE RIVER
00.01 N OF SYCAMORE BEND, Fulton, IN
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
MICHIGAN ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.50 S OF CR 200 N, Fulton, IN
Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,575
CR 600 SOUTH
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.20 E OF CR 125 E, Fulton, IN
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 375
CR 100N
FairOver: COLLINS DITCH
00.40 W OF CR 600 W, Fulton, IN
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
CR 100W
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.70 N OF CR 500 S, Fulton, IN
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
4TH STREET
FairOver: MILL CREEK
00.10 E OF MADISON, Fulton, IN
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,075
US 41 NBL
FairOver: CSX RR
02.85 S SR 64, Gibson, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,273
US 41 SBL
FairOver: CSX RR
02.85 S SR 64, Gibson, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,273
SR 165
FairOver: JOHNSON DRAIN
03.33 S SR65, Gibson, IN
Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,836
CR 225 W
FairOver: BROWN DITCH LATERAL #12
00.40 S OF CR 400 S, Gibson, IN
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
Showing 6,051-6,100 of 18,630 bridges
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