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 100N

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF FLATROCK RIVER

00.60 E OF CR 225 W, Rush, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 125

BASE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 650 W, Rush, IN

Built 1971 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 125

CR 800W

Fair

Over: CONNS CREEK

00.50 S OF CR 375 S, Rush, IN

Built 1978 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 100

BATTLEROW PLACE

Fair

Over: Branch of BLUE DITCH

00.20 S EVANS DR, Vigo, IN

Built 1985 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 252

COOPERS LN

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

00.10 W ARMS PL, Vigo, IN

Built 1984 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 125

CR 300 E

Fair

Over: PONY CREEK

00.10 N OF CR 1000 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1985 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 850

CR 400 E

Fair

Over: SIMONTON CREEK

00.20 N OF CR 1300 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1984 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 220

WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: LAGRO CREEK

00.10 W OF TIPTON ST, Wabash, IN

Built 1988 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 500

CR 300N

Fair

Over: Big Pine Creek

00.45 E of CR 50 W, Warren, IN

Built 1964 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 170

CR 500S

Fair

Over: MOWERY DRAIN

00.10 W SR 9, Whitley, IN

Built 1995 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 275

SAMPSON RD

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN DITCH #2

00.25 S US 30, Allen, IN

Built 1892 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 130

CR 300 SOUTH

Fair

Over: LITTLE POTATO CREEK

0.10 W OF CR 550 W, Clinton, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 306

CR 000 N/S

Fair

Over: LICK RUN

0.20 E OF CR 700 W, Clinton, IN

Built 1982 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 102

CR 150N

Fair

Over: ALTAR CREEK

00.40 E of CR 600 W, Dubois, IN

Built 1925 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 569

CR 1000N

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.20 E OF N 500 E, Hancock, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 150

CR 200S

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.10 W OF CR 450 W, Hendricks, IN

Built 1968 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 350

KENNEDY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONRAIL/IHB RR

00.20 S. of US 20, Lake, IN

Built 1986 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 8,530

HAW CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: HAW CREEK

0.93 S BROOKS BRIDGE ROAD, Martin, IN

Built 1900 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 63

CR 250N

Fair

Over: TIPPECANOE RIVER

02.09 E US 35, Pulaski, IN

Built 1970 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 890

CR 350N

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 200 E, Tipton, IN

Built 1979 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 200

CR 100 E

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

00.50 S OF CR 500 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1977 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 220

CR 1000N

Fair

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

00.13 W CR 1400 E, White, IN

Built 1966 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 175

CR 200W

Fair

Over: MOWERY DRAIN

00.15 S E KEISER RD, Whitley, IN

Built 1973 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 125

CR 950E

Fair

Over: EEL RIVER

00.25 S CR 150N, Whitley, IN

Built 1976 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 250

PAGE RD

Fair

Over: WHITMER-HAIFLEY #6 DITCH

00.10 N SPRINGFIELD CNTR, Allen, IN

Built 1975 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,900

CR 115E

Fair

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

01.68 S SR 46, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1967 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,320

US 52 EB

Fair

Over: MUD PINE CREEK

01.39 E SR 18, Benton, IN

Built 1984 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,431

I-70 EB

Fair

Over: EAST FORK BIRCH CREEK

02.07 E SR 59, Clay, IN

Built 1966 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 15,050

CR 300 W

Fair

Over: CAMPBELLS RUN

00.40 N OF CR 800 N, Clinton, IN

Built 1985 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 102

COURT STREET

Fair

Over: CAMP FORK CREEK

0.50 S OF 5TH STREET, Crawford, IN

Built 1920 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 680

CONCORD MALL DR

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

00.10 W OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1972 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,106

SR 44

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

03.02 W SR 121, Fayette, IN

Built 1992 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 5,106

CR 250W

Fair

Over: DRY FORK CREEK

00.50 MI N of US 35, Grant, IN

Built 1993 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 110

WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: MISSISSINEWA RIVER

00.19 MI N of SR 18, 3rd, Grant, IN

Built 1955 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 11,210

CR 300 SOUTH

Fair

Over: ELKENBERRY DITCH

0.5 MI W OF CR 300 E, Huntington, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 214

CR 300 EAST

Fair

Over: ELKENBERRY DITCH

0.5 MI S OF CR 200 S, Huntington, IN

Built 1991 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 107

I-65 NB

Fair

Over: BR MUTTON CREEK DITCH

01.82 N US 50, Jackson, IN

Built 1960 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 16,025

SR 114

Fair

Over: IROQUOIS RIVER

01.26 E US 231, Jasper, IN

Built 1952 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,457

SR 1

Fair

Over: HARTMAN DITCH

02.58 S SR 26, Jay, IN

Built 1978 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,805

SR 18

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

02.97 W US 27, Jay, IN

Built 1990 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,384

CR 600E

Fair

Over: FRANKS DRAIN

0.1 MILES NORTH OF CR 200, Jay, IN

Built 1972 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 163

JUNKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: KESSINGER DITCH

00.24 N OF US 150 / 50, Knox, IN

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 130

I-90 RAMP FROM 912

Fair

Over: EJ&E RR

00.47 N I-90, Lake, IN

Built 1984 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,692

SR 4

Fair

Over: LITTLE KANKAKEE RIVER

02.12 E SR 104, LaPorte, IN

Built 1998 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,193

BAIN RD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.08 W OF N GOOSE CREEK, Morgan, IN

Built 1920 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 810

SR 9

Fair

Over: WEST END SYLVAN LAKE

03.14 N US 6, Noble, IN

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 6,587

SR 109

Fair

Over: CRANE LAKE OUTLET

04.43 S US 33, Noble, IN

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 3,181

INDIAN BOUNDARY RD

Fair

Over: COFFEE CREEK

00.20 E CALUMET ROAD, Porter, IN

Built 1980 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 132

CR 1100E

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK DITCH

00.50 S of CR 300 S, Putnam, IN

Built 1977 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 110

SR 32

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

00.61 W US 27, Randolph, IN

Built 1981 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 16,286

Showing 8,451-8,500 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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