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

FRONTAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY FORK CREEK

00.25 E OF CR600 W, Shelby, IN

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

SYCAMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 750 W, Shelby, IN

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

MORRIS AVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.60 N OF SR 44, Shelby, IN

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,150

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: SWEET CREEK

00.65 W OF CR 700 W, Shelby, IN

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

CR 350S

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK LEWIS CREEK

00.15 W OF CR 150 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

SR 66

Fair

Over: LITTLE BRANCH CREEK

03.34 W SR 70, Spencer, IN

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,760

SR 161

Fair

Over: WRIGHT DRAIN

04.83 S SR 66, Spencer, IN

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,403

CR 500S

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

01.60 E SR 161, Spencer, IN

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

CR 420W

Fair

Over: CREEK TO OHIO RIVER

00.01 N of CR 560 S, Spencer, IN

Built 1915 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

CR 400W

Fair

Over: WILLOW POND DITCH

00.58 S of SR 66, Spencer, IN

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 750W

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

00.66 N of CR 200 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 50S

Fair

Over: WILLOW POND DITCH

00.28 W of CR 850 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

CR 300N

Fair

Over: BRANCH HUFFMAN DITCH

00.30 E of CR 200 W, Spencer, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

CR 200W

Fair

Over: HUFFMAN DITCH

00.02 S of CR 300 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1905 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

CR 200W

Fair

Over: BRANCH HUFFMAN DITCH

00.11 S of CR 500 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

CR 950N

Fair

Over: ANDERSON RIVER

00.89 E of SR 545, Spencer, IN

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

CR 300E

Fair

Over: N FORK LITTLE PIGEON CR

00.78 N of CR 2000 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CR 100N

Fair

Over: WILLOW POND DITCH

00.14 E of CR 1000 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1908 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

CR 450W

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

00.50 N of CR 300 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

CR 105W

Fair

Over: LITTLE PIGEON CREEK

00.18 N of CR 1475 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CR 620N

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

00.45 E of CR 650 E, Spencer, IN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

CR 100N

Fair

Over: TOWER DRAIN

00.64 W of SR 66, Spencer, IN

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 890

CR 100N

Fair

Over: TOWER DRAIN

00.24 W of CR 900 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

CR 100N

Fair

Over: TOWER DRAIN

00.12 E of CR 900 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 890

CR 300E

Fair

Over: DAVIS ENLOW DITCH

00.25 S of CR 1700 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,270

ANGELA Blvd

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH River

00.30 E OF PORTAGE ROAD, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,603

CEDAR St

Fair

Over: ST. JOSEPH River

00.10 N of SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,046

IRONWOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.20 N SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,593

JEFFERSON Blvd

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.20 E of SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1906 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,736

LASALLE STREET

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.10 E SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1907 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,416

LOGAN St

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

00.10 N of SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1925 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,876

QUINN Rd

Fair

Over: Branch of POTATO Creek

00.20 E of TAMARACK Rd, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 249

TYLER Rd

Fair

Over: HEINKE Ditch

00.10 W of DOGWOOD Rd, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 89

CRUMSTOWN Hwy

Fair

Over: West PLACE Ditch

01.20 N of SR 23, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,633

ASH Rd

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH River

00.60 S of McKINLEY Hwy, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,781

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: BOWMAN CREEK

00.20 S OF EWING AVENUE, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,873

US 35

Fair

Over: CRAIGMILE DITCH

02.74 S SR 8, Starke, IN

Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,176

PARK ROAD 10 MI RD

Fair

Over: FLOOD GATES

00.00 KANKAKEE FISH & WIL, Starke, IN

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 143

CR 700 EAST

Fair

Over: ROBBINS DITCH

00.01 S OF ROBBINS ROAD, Starke, IN

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

CR 500E

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

00.20 S CR 25 N, Starke, IN

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,209

CR 25N

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

00.10 E CR 800 E, Starke, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 694

CR 850S

Fair

Over: OSBORN DITCH

00.50 W CR 850 E, Starke, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 525

CR 900S

Fair

Over: CASTLEMAN DITCH

00.20 E CR 600 E, Starke, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 625

CR 400 SOUTH

Fair

Over: BOGUS RUN

00.20 W OF SR 39, Starke, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

CR 400 SOUTH

Fair

Over: SMITH DITCH

00.40 W OF RANGE ROAD, Starke, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

CR 100W

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

00.80 S OF SR 8, Starke, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

CR 850S

Fair

Over: CASPER DITCH

00.20 E CR 850 E, Starke, IN

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

S COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: MARIA CREEK

00.60 W OF SR 58, Sullivan, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

CR 5

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

00.61 S OF CR 975 S, Sullivan, IN

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

CR 250 W

Fair

Over: BUSSERON CREEK

00.36 N OF CR 900 S, Sullivan, IN

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

Showing 6,951-7,000 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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