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

ANTHONY RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CICERO CREEK

00.09 N OR 276TH ST, Hamilton, IN

Built 1974 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 450

ALBANY STREET

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.35 E OF SHERMAN DRIVE, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 4,039

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

US 224

Fair

Over: ST MARY'S RIVER

00.85 E US 27, Adams, IN

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,815

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

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

SR 62

Fair

Over: BOWERS CREEK

04.00 W SR 362, Clark, IN

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,424

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

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

US 50 WB

Fair

Over: SANDY BRANCH

00.46 W I-65, Jackson, IN

Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,705

I-65 SB

Fair

Over: MUTTON CREEK DITCH

01.00 N US 31, Jackson, IN

Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,005

SR 10

Fair

Over: HICKMAN LATERAL DITCH

01.17 W SR 49, Jasper, IN

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,445

SCEPTER ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.19 N OF GOLF COURSE RO, Knox, IN

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130

RAMP B - WB

Fair

Over: CONRAIL RR

00.19 E US 12, Lake, IN

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,239

CR 400W

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.90 N CR900 S, LaPorte, IN

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 925

US 50

Fair

Over: BACK CREEK

01.89 E SR 446, Lawrence, IN

Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,790

SR 450

Fair

Over: INDIANA RR

10.84 W SR 158, Lawrence, IN

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 411

DIVINE ROAD

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN RUN

0.07 S OF RUTHERFORD ROAD, Martin, IN

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 63

SR 262

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

00.38 W SR 56, Ohio, IN

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,994

CR 125S

Fair

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

00.27 E OF CR 300 E, Pulaski, IN

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

G ROAD (BRIDGE #25

Fair

Over: MARBLE CREEK

1.1 MILES EAST OF WEST PE, Ripley, IN

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10

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

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

CR 50E

Fair

Over: DRY Branch

00.10 S of CR 350 N, Vermillion, IN

Built 1920 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 117

CR 700N

Fair

Over: Unnamed Ditch

00.30 E of CR 100W, Vermillion, IN

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 117

MIAMI GARDEN ST

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

00.40 N FLESHER, Vigo, IN

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 755

MAPLE AVENUE

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

00.40 E 25TH ST, Vigo, IN

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,433

CR 600 E

Fair

Over: PONY CREEK

00.20 S OF CR 900 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

Showing 9,151-9,200 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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