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

EXECUTIVE DRIVE

Fair

Over: SAM JONES EXPWY EB/WB

00.40 E I-465, Marion, IN

Built 1963 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 41,432

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.35 E OF SHERMAN DRIVE, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 4,039

FURNAS RD

Fair

Over: DOLLAR HIDE CREEK

00.90 N OF MILLS RD, Marion, IN

Built 1977 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 6,204

SHERFIC SCHOOL RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.04 S OF WEISBACH ROAD, Martin, IN

Built 1900 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 250

ROOKER RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WHITE LICK CRE

00.60 N OF SHADY LN, Morgan, IN

Built 1981 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 810

CR 875W

Fair

Over: BRANCH HARBIN CREEK

00.83 S SR 65, Pike, IN

Built 1920 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 76

Lower Mt Vernon Rd

Fair

Over: Dixon and Lewis Ditch

00.19 MI E of CABORN RD, Posey, IN

Built 1972 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 245

CR 800N

Fair

Over: SHANKATANK CREEK

00.01 W OF CR 300 E, Rush, IN

Built 1968 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 125

BOATMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: HONEY RUN

00.75 N OF MOONGLOW RD, Scott, IN

Built 1999 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 900

BOGARDUS ROAD

Fair

Over: QUICK CREEK

00.42 N OARD SPRING RD, Scott, IN

Built 1987 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 125

OREGON CHURCH Rd

Fair

Over: Tributary to LAKE NOJI

00.05 W SINGHURST, Vigo, IN

Built 1982 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 377

HEAD Ave

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

00.10 W SPRNG CRK, Vigo, IN

Built 1962 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 283

CR 200 W

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

00.30 N OF CR 400 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1982 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 360

DUTCH CREEK Rd

Fair

Over: DUTCH Creek

00.90 E of BUFFALO TRACE, Washington, IN

Built 2000 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 205

CR 800W

Fair

Over: HOAGLAND DITCH

00.17 S CR 100 S, White, IN

Built 1968 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 120

SR 1

Fair

Over: CENTRAL RR COMP OF IND

00.35 N US 50, Dearborn, IN

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,992

SR 10

Fair

Over: HICKMAN LATERAL DITCH

01.17 W SR 49, Jasper, IN

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,445

US 20

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

01.16 W SR 1, Steuben, IN

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,527

SR 26

Fair

Over: COFFEE RUN CREEK

03.55 E I-65, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,067

US 24 US 35

Fair

Over: TPW RR

01.25 W OLD SR 25, Cass, IN

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,519

US 50

Fair

Over: BACK CREEK

01.89 E SR 446, Lawrence, IN

Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,790

US 50 WB

Fair

Over: SANDY BRANCH

00.46 W I-65, Jackson, IN

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,705

SR 62 WB

Fair

Over: GARVIN STREET

00.69 W US 41, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 46,115

SR 62

Fair

Over: BOWERS CREEK

04.00 W SR 362, Clark, IN

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,424

US 224

Fair

Over: ST MARYS RIVER

00.85 E US 27, Adams, IN

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,815

SR 262

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

00.38 W SR 56, Ohio, IN

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,994

SR 450

Fair

Over: INDIANA RR

10.84 W SR 158, Lawrence, IN

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 411

RAMP B - WB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL RR

00.19 E US 12, Lake, IN

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,239

I-65 SB

Fair

Over: MUTTON CREEK DITCH

01.00 N US 31, Jackson, IN

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,005

CR 300W

Fair

Over: I-70 EB/WB

01.99 W SR 59, Clay, IN

Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 211

EMERSON AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-70 EB/WB

02.84 W I-465, Marion, IN

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 41,375

PORTAGE AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-90 EB/WB

01.88 W SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,688

RYAN RD

Fair

Over: A MARTIN DRAIN

00.60 N US 30, Allen, IN

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 859

CR 800S

Fair

Over: Branch of Brown Ditch

00.60 E of SR 55, Benton, IN

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 70

CR 300N

Fair

Over: Little DEER Creek

00.06 E of CR 300 E, Carroll, IN

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 54

CR 200E

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

00.10 N OF NE 80, Decatur, IN

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250

CR 300W

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

00.20 N OF CR 1280 S, Decatur, IN

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 140

CR 14

Fair

Over: DIBBLING DITCH

00.20 W OF CR 31, DeKalb, IN

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20

CR 600 SOUTH

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

00.15 W of CR 456 W, Delaware, IN

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190

CR 19

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

00.40 S OF CR 18, Elkhart, IN

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,137

BUCKHORN DR

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

00.11 S OF 141ST ST, Hamilton, IN

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 370

PONDS POINTE DR

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

00.04 E OF QUAIL POINTE D, Hamilton, IN

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 680

CR 700 SOUTH

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 600 W, Huntington, IN

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 107

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH BROWN DITCH

0.3 MI E OF GOSHEN RD, Huntington, IN

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 157

SCEPTER ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.19 N OF GOLF COURSE RO, Knox, IN

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130

CR 400W

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.90 N CR900 S, LaPorte, IN

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 925

DIVINE ROAD

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN RUN

0.07 S OF RUTHERFORD ROAD, Martin, IN

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 63

CR 125S

Fair

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

00.27 E OF CR 300 E, Pulaski, IN

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

Pretty Prairie Rd

Fair

Over: Moots Creek

00.88 NE of Tyler Rd, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2007 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 790

CR 450S

Fair

Over: BUCK Creek

00.10 E of CR 50 E, Vermillion, IN

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 117

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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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