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

CR 600N

Fair

Over: Burnett Creek

00.51 E of CR 50 W, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1961 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,547

CR 700E

Fair

Over: POLYWOG CREEK

00.30 S OF DIVISION RD, Tipton, IN

Built 1950 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 100

BYRD ROAD

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

00.25 W OF CR 100 W, Union, IN

Built 1967 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 150

NEW GOSHEN AVE

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

00.10 W EDINGTON, Vigo, IN

Built 1981 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 377

EPPERT St

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

00.20 S SYCAMORE, Vigo, IN

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 503

E MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH LOST CREEK

00.20 W HUNT ST, Vigo, IN

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 515

CR 200 W

Fair

Over: BEAR GRASS CREEK

00.30 S OF CR 800 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1982 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 350

CR 500 N

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

00.80 W OF CR 300 E, Wabash, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 290

SR 61

Fair

Over: KOEHLER DITCH

01.49 S SR 62, Warrick, IN

Built 1970 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,758

TILLMAN RD

Fair

Over: MCHENRY DRAIN

00.20 E SNYDER ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1969 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 1,093

25TH ST

Fair

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

01.32 W SR 9, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1930 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 230

DREWERSBURG RD

Fair

Over: SOURS RUN of DRY FORK

00.10 N of SPARKS RD, Franklin, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 225

CR 500S

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.50 E OF CR 750 W, Fulton, IN

Built 1968 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 100

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: S BRANCH MEDORA CREEK

0.06 E OF JACKSON ST, Jackson, IN

Built 1989 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 340

CR 300 EAST

Fair

Over: OLIVER DITCH

0.50 MILES N OF CR 600 N, Jasper, IN

Built 1965 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 166

CR 1300 SOUTH

Fair

Over: HUNTER LATERAL

0.40 MILES E OF CR 1200 W, Jasper, IN

Built 1992 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 139

CR 350S

Fair

Over: LITTLE KANKAKEE RIVER

00.30 W CR 700 E, LaPorte, IN

Built 1916 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 100

WESTFIELD BLVD

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

01.05 S OF 75th ST, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 15,512

CR 650N

Fair

Over: LAUGHERY CREEK

00.15 W OF CR 100 E, Ripley, IN

Built 1976 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 150

AIRPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: HUMBARGER #12

00.50 N SR 9, Whitley, IN

Built 1998 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 250

CR 200W

Fair

Over: GOBLE DRAIN

00.40 N CR 800 S, Whitley, IN

Built 1998 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 100

CR 900 NORTH

Fair

Over: ST MARYS RIVER

0.70 MILES W OF US 33, Adams, IN

Built 1984 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 478

CR 1100S

Fair

Over: WYALOOSING CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 600 W, Decatur, IN

Built 1972 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,710

CEDAR GROVE RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BLACK RIVER

01.20 W OF CR 850 W, Gibson, IN

Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 225

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

00.15 S OF CR 850 S, Henry, IN

Built 1950 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 400

US 150

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

02.71 E SR 56, Orange, IN

Built 1923 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 8,180

BRIDGETON Rd

Fair

Over: BIG RACCOON Creek

00.10 N of HAWKINS R, Parke, IN

Built 1967 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 884

CR 300N

Fair

Over: MILLER CREEK

00.20 E of CR 550 E, Putnam, IN

Built 1920 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 420

CR 600E

Fair

Over: BR LITTLE FLATROCK RIVER

00.10 S OF CR 300S, Rush, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 125

CR 500S

Fair

Over: EAST FORK OF SLASH CREEK

00.65 W OF CR 175 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1998 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 100

SR 545

Fair

Over: MEINRAD HOLLOW

01.81 S SR 62, Spencer, IN

Built 1939 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,461

CR 100W

Fair

Over: LITTLE MONON CREEK

00.14 N CR 675 N, White, IN

Built 1967 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 120

CR 400W

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

00.33 N US 24, White, IN

Built 1981 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 100

CR 1100 NORTH

Fair

Over: STAUB DITCH

0.60 MILES E OF CR 600 E, Adams, IN

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 81

CR 550 NORTH

Fair

Over: KOOS DITCH

0.10 MILES E OF PIQUA ROA, Adams, IN

Built 1940 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 386

CR 800 SOUTH

Fair

Over: JOHN THOMAS DITCH

0.10 MILES E OF CR 650 W, Adams, IN

Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 122

CR 1200 SOUTH

Fair

Over: LIMBERLOST CREEK

0.20 MILES W OF US 27, Adams, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 137

US 27 NB

Fair

Over: BERNING CREEK

04.81 S I-469, Allen, IN

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,577

I-469 EB RAMP

Fair

Over: HARBER DITCH

00.13 W SR 1, Allen, IN

Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,106

GLADESFORD DR

Fair

Over: NATURAL DRAIN

00.40 E IRON BRIDGE RD, Allen, IN

Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10

CR 450N

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

00.75 W OF CR 500 W, Boone, IN

Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 120

CR 500E

Fair

Over: RIDENOUR DITCH

00.18 S SR 18, Carroll, IN

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 64

SR 38

Fair

Over: MCCLAMROCK DITCH

00.65 W S JCT US 421, Clinton, IN

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 761

I-64 EB

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.49 E SR 37, Crawford, IN

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,178

I-64 WB

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.49 E SR 37, Crawford, IN

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,178

SR 3

Fair

Over: WYALOOSING CREEK

09.96 S SR 46, Decatur, IN

Built 1935 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,192

CR 26

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.10 W OF CR 113, Elkhart, IN

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,383

CR 11

Fair

Over: HOKE DITCH

00.20 S OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 712

SR 168

Fair

Over: MILLER'S BRANCH #1

01.88 W SR 57, Gibson, IN

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,246

I-69 NB

Fair

Over: TIPPEY DITCH

00.47 S SR 18, Grant, IN

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 14,414

Showing 8,251-8,300 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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