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

SR 26

Fair

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

07.40 W US 52, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1969 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,510

I-65 NB

Fair

Over: N&S RR

00.06 S SR 38, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1968 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 44,335

I-65 SB

Fair

Over: N&S RR

00.06 S SR 38, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1968 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 44,335

CR 700W

Fair

Over: Flint Run

00.08 N of CR 650 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1961 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 357

CR 450S

Fair

Over: CICERO CREEK

00.40 E OF CR 500 W, Tipton, IN

Built 1978 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 125

I-64 WBL

Fair

Over: LOWER BIG CREEK

01.26 E SR 65, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1966 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 5,837

CR 1550N

Fair

Over: SPRING Creek

00.30 W of CR 200 E, Vermillion, IN

Built 1983 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 233

DALE HEILMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: POKEBERRY CREEK

01.00 MI W OF CR 800 E, Warrick, IN

Built 1973 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 369

CR 150E

Fair

Over: GANGWER DITCH

00.30 S CR 300 S, Whitley, IN

Built 2003 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 125

CR 200 EAST

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.10 MILES N OF CR 100N, Adams, IN

Built 2006 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 552

MCARDLE RD

Fair

Over: ADAM SCHLEMMER BAKER DRA

00.50 N HOAGLAND RD, Allen, IN

Built 1973 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 156

US 52 WB

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

01.96 W SR 47, Boone, IN

Built 1966 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 9,868

SR 64

Fair

Over: BLUE RIVER

00.29 E SR 66, Crawford, IN

Built 1958 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,281

CR 16

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

00.60 W OF CR 79, DeKalb, IN

Built 1935 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 475

CR 900E

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF E FORK COAL CR

00.50 S of US 136, Fountain, IN

Built 1990 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

MOUNTS RD

Fair

Over: PUDDING BELLY RUN

00.70 E OF CR 800 W, Gibson, IN

Built 1939 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

CHINA-MANVILLE RD

Fair

Over: DRY FORK CREEK

00.02 S of LOWER DRY FORK, Jefferson, IN

Built 1976 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 400

US 31 SB

Fair

Over: YOUNGS CREEK

02.61 S SR 44, Johnson, IN

Built 1946 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 5,321

CR 200 EAST

Fair

Over: BUCKHART CREEK

0.50 S OF CR 300 S, Johnson, IN

Built 1966 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,944

CR 1250 NORTH

Fair

Over: NEFF DITCH

00.10 W OF CR 200 W, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1950 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 175

SR 37

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.12 S US 150, Orange, IN

Built 1957 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 7,345

CR 400 NORTH

Fair

Over: BR OF FOREMANS BRANCH

00.25 E OF CR300 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1992 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

SR 44

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

05.46 E US 27, Union, IN

Built 1947 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 871

US 41 SB

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK OVERFLOW

02.69 S I-70, Vigo, IN

Built 1952 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 27,895

SR 13

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

01.73 S SR 16, Wabash, IN

Built 1946 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 4,043

Division Road

Fair

Over: Redwood Creek

00.11 E of CR 900 W, Warren, IN

Built 1967 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 120

CR 750N

Fair

Over: Jones Ditch

00.46 W of Rainville Rd, Warren, IN

Built 1990 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 120

SALTILLO BONO RD

Fair

Over: SUGAR Creek

00.20 SE of JEANS Rd, Washington, IN

Built 1915 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 120

CR 1000E

Fair

Over: PIKE CREEK

00.20 S CR 250 N, White, IN

Built 1964 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

CR 1100E

Fair

Over: BURGETT DITCH

00.26 N CR 475 N, White, IN

Built 1982 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 120

BRUICK RD

Fair

Over: ROTH DRAIN

00.07 S SR 37, Allen, IN

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 156

CR 750E

Fair

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

00.18 S of CR 350 N, Delaware, IN

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

CR 450E

Fair

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

00.20 S of SPRINGERSVILLE, Fayette, IN

Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 825E

Fair

Over: CANE RUN

00.34 MI S of CR 700 S, Grant, IN

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 130

J ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG GRAHAM CREEK

0.9 MILES EAST OF WEST PE, Jennings, IN

Built 1940 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

18TH B RD

Fair

Over: TIPPECANOE RIVER

00.20 E OF S DEWBERRY, Marshall, IN

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 350

CR 800W

Fair

Over: HOOPPOLE DITCH

00.70 N of CR 300 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

GREENWOOD CHURCH R

Fair

Over: LITTLE 4 MILE CREEK

00.60 W OF STATE LINE, Union, IN

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

SAND HILL Rd

Fair

Over: MUD Run

00.50 S of CR 260 N, Fountain, IN

Built 1982 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 117

CR 440E

Fair

Over: REISTER DITCH

00.20 N OF CR 550 N, Fulton, IN

Built 1976 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 100

SMITH VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

0.50 E OF SR 37, Johnson, IN

Built 1962 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 9,182

JOHNSON FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: KELSO CREEK

00.30 S HICKORY CORNER RO, Knox, IN

Built 1988 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 130

KEYSTONE AVENUE

Fair

Over: BAILEY CREEK

00.25 N OF 65TH STREET, Marion, IN

Built 1960 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 54,496

PLYMOUTH-GOSHEN TR

Fair

Over: ELMER SELTENRIGHT DITCH

00.10 E OF SR 17, Marshall, IN

Built 1993 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 2,525

CENTENNIAL RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

00.09 S OF 250 N, Morgan, IN

Built 1977 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 270

CONCANNON AVENUE

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

00.10 W HOWE PL, Vigo, IN

Built 1994 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 565

HOLDAWAY PLACE

Fair

Over: Unnamed DITCH

00.10 N JONES AVE, Vigo, IN

Built 1997 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 125

I-469 WB RAMP

Fair

Over: HARBER DITCH

00.11 W SR 1, Allen, IN

Built 1989 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,272

CR 200S

Fair

Over: LENNOX DITCH

00.70 W OF CR 900 E, Boone, IN

Built 1900 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 710

CR 1200S

Fair

Over: N FORK LITTLE PIGEON CR

01.50 E SR 161, Dubois, IN

Built 1991 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 81

Showing 9,651-9,700 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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