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

Total Bridges

18,630

Public highway bridges in Indiana

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%.

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808
Selected

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

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.

All Bridges in Indiana

CHURCHMAN AVE

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

00.25 S OF PROSPECT ST, Marion, IN

Built 1923 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,306

VILLA AVE

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

00.30 S OF PROSPECT ST, Marion, IN

Built 1916 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,482

SOUTHERN AVE

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

00.10 W OF SHELBY ST, Marion, IN

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,687

NELSON AVE

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

00.12 E OF SHELBY ST, Marion, IN

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,827

SOUTHEASTERN AVE

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

00.70 NW OF PROSPECT STRE, Marion, IN

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,543

BETHEL AVE

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

00.05 SE OF SHERMAN DR, Marion, IN

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,086

SLOAN AVE

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

00.15 N OF RAYMOND ST, Marion, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,068

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.32 E OF SHERMAN DR, Marion, IN

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,887

RAYMOND STREET

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.12 E OF EMERSON AVENUE, Marion, IN

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,027

BROOKVILLE RD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.45 NW OF SHADELAND AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,450

SHORTRIDGE AVE

Fair

Over: FISHER CREEK

00.10 N OF BROOKVILLE RD, Marion, IN

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,131

KENTUCKY AVE

Fair

Over: STATE DITCH

00.30 NE OF MANN RD, Marion, IN

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,565

THOMPSON RD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED DITCH

00.20 W OF MANN RD, Marion, IN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,458

HARDING STREET

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.90 N I-465, Marion, IN

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,151

BLUFF RD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.17 S OF HANNA AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,480

THOMPSON RD

Fair

Over: HAUISEN DITCH

00.12 W OF HARDING ST, Marion, IN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,494

MCFARLAND RD

Fair

Over: DERBYSHIRE CREEK

00.10 S OF EDGEWOOD AVE, Marion, IN

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,036

HICKORY RD

Fair

Over: WILDCAT BROOK

00.40 S OF EDGEWOOD AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,214

MOORESVILLE RD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.05 N OF SOUTHPORT ROAD, Marion, IN

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,897

SOUTHPORT RD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.05 E OF MOORESVILLE RD, Marion, IN

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,810

MANN ROAD

Fair

Over: MANN CREEK

00.20 N OF SOUTHPORT RD, Marion, IN

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,868

SOUTHPORT RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUCK CREEK

00.30 W I-65, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,649

SHERMAN DR

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

00.35 N OF COUNTY LINE RD, Marion, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,287

COPELAND RD

Fair

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

00.65 E OF FIVE POINTS RD, Marion, IN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233

KNAPP RD

Fair

Over: WILDCAT RUN

00.15 S OF MCGREGOR RD, Marion, IN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233

MAZE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

01.10 E OF ACTON ROAD, Marion, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,112

CARROLL ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

00.25 S OF 79TH ST, Marion, IN

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,421

HOLT ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG EAGLE CREEK

00.30 N OF ROCKVILLE ROAD, Marion, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,768

MADISON AVE

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND CREEK

00.32 NW OF HANNA AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,446

56TH STREET WB

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

00.75 E SR 37, Marion, IN

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,577

86TH STREET

Fair

Over: HAVERSTICK CREEK

00.40 E OF WESTFIELD BLVD, Marion, IN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,988

PROSPECT ST

Fair

Over: MUESSING CREEK

00.15 W OF CARROLL RD, Marion, IN

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,361

GREENLEE DR

Fair

Over: COX DITCH

00.30 S OF 10TH ST, Marion, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 371

VANDALIA ST

Fair

Over: NEELD DITCH

00.05 NE OF MORRIS ST, Marion, IN

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 932

THOMPSON RD

Fair

Over: HARTING DITCH

00.15 W OF ARLINGTON AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,772

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK

00.25 E OF ROCKVILLE ROAD, Marion, IN

Built 1916 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,347

ROBINSROCK LN

Fair

Over: ROBIN RUN

00.47 N OF 62ND ST, Marion, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 371

SHADELAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.35 N OF BROOKVILLE ROA, Marion, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,101

MERIDIAN STREET

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

00.50 N OF 75TH STREET, Marion, IN

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40,929

MERIDIAN STREET

Fair

Over: INDPLS WATER CO CANAL

00.33 N OF 56TH STREET, Marion, IN

Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38,972

MADISON AVENUE

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN

00.20 S OF RAYMOND STREET, Marion, IN

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,677

MENDENHALL RD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.35 N OF CAMBY RD, Marion, IN

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,807

AIRPORT ACCESS S

Fair

Over: PARKING AREA

01.37 NE PERIMETER RD, Marion, IN

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,475

BROOKVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISHER CREEK

00.20 SE OF SHADELAND AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,202

HARDING STREET

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO LICK CREEK

00.65 N I-465, Marion, IN

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,151

86TH STREET

Fair

Over: PAYNE BRANCH

00.36 W OF MICHIGAN RD, Marion, IN

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,920

STOP 11 DRIVE

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

00.40 W MADISON AVE, Marion, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,253

BEHNER CROSSING

Fair

Over: BEHNER CREEK

00.10 S BAY VISTA DR, Marion, IN

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

POST RD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

0.06 M N OF 21ST ST, Marion, IN

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,674

SOUTH MICHIGAN ST.

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

00.10 N OF LAKE STREET, Marshall, IN

Built 1917 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,525

Showing 6,551-6,600 of 18,630 bridges

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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