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

MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BIG BLUE RIVER

00.01 N OF CR 750 S, Henry, IN

Built 1970 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 175

BARTLE KNOB RD

Fair

Over: LEFT BRANCH CREEK

00.40 SW of Blue Lick Roa, Clark, IN

Built 1991 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 780

BORDEN RD

Fair

Over: FORDYCE BRANCH

00.60 S of Martinsburg Ro, Clark, IN

Built 1969 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 1,190

CR 500E

Fair

Over: Little DEER Creek

00.23 S of CR 100 N, Carroll, IN

Built 1987 Load: 63.9 t ADT: 29

HIBERNIA ROAD

Fair

Over: Branch of BULL CREEK

00.70 S of Lakeview Drive, Clark, IN

Built 1993 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 760

CR 300N

Fair

Over: Little FLAT Creek

00.70 W of CR 800 W, Dubois, IN

Built 1992 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 130

DALE AVE

Fair

Over: CRIETZ CREEK

00.10 N of US 40, Wayne, IN

Built 1950 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 636

I-90 WB

Fair

Over: 149TH STREET

00.41 E SR 312, Lake, IN

Built 1956 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 18,425

CR 475 NORTH

Fair

Over: EDDY CREEK

00.20 E OF CR 600 W, Fulton, IN

Built 1975 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 150

INDIANA AVENUE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.20 N OF 8TH ST, Fulton, IN

Built 1960 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 925

CR 250 NORTH

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 500 W, Fulton, IN

Built 1975 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 100

CR 800W

Fair

Over: Little Creek

00.86 N of CR 300 N, Warren, IN

Built 1975 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 110

CR 250W

Fair

Over: WABASH River

00.37 S of TOWPATH, Carroll, IN

Built 1938 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 44

Caborn Rd

Fair

Over: Branch of Little Creek

00.47 MI S of BOBERG RD, Posey, IN

Built 1989 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 149

WHEELING AVE

Fair

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

00.50 SE of CR 750 N, Delaware, IN

Built 1994 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 4,530

LICKFORD BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.10 NW OF BLUE SPRING R, Harrison, IN

Built 1920 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 30

OLIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: KESSINGER DITCH

00.37 N OF ROBINSON ROAD, Knox, IN

Built 1940 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 130

LEESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GUTHRIE CREEK

01.24 N OF FT RITNER ROAD, Lawrence, IN

Built 1960 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 110

CUMBERLAND RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

00.13 S OF 106TH ST, Hamilton, IN

Built 1975 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 8,160

19TH ROAD

Fair

Over: WARNER DITCH

00.10 W OF LINDEN ROAD, Marshall, IN

Built 1988 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 100

US 50

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CAESAR CREEK

00.50 E SR 129, Ripley, IN

Built 1991 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 7,587

CR 250N

Fair

Over: Branch of DEER Creek

00.37 E of SR 29, Carroll, IN

Built 1989 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 17

CR 150S

Fair

Over: BIRCH Creek

00.50 E of 200 W, Clay, IN

Built 1992 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 179

CR 1000N

Fair

Over: ETTER DITCH

00.40 W OF CR 800 E, Hendricks, IN

Built 1961 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 4,825

CR 36

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

00.80 W OF CR 7, DeKalb, IN

Built 1993 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 100

ROESKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: NICTD RR

00.30 S SPRINGLAND, LaPorte, IN

Built 1988 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 3,000

Coal Hollow Rd

Fair

Over: Coal Run Creek

00.58 S of Galloway Rd, Warren, IN

Built 1999 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 80

156TH ST EAST

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

00.08 E OF OLIO RD, Hamilton, IN

Built 1970 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 390

YODER RD

Fair

Over: REBECCA KNIGHT DRAIN

00.70 W ABOITE RD, Allen, IN

Built 1987 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 200

OLD US 52

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANES CREEK

00.01 E of VANATTA HOLLOW, Franklin, IN

Built 2004 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 800

SNAKEHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

00.35 W OF SR 44, Union, IN

Built 1979 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 100

SR 56

Fair

Over: EAGLE HOLLOW CREEK

01.89 E US 421, Jefferson, IN

Built 1930 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 2,759

US 231

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

02.24 N SR 46, Owen, IN

Built 1932 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 7,749

SR 75

Fair

Over: M FORK WILDCAT CREEK

01.64 N SR 26, Carroll, IN

Built 1942 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 2,573

AUBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: MEYERS DITCH

00.10 N 30TH STREET, Marion, IN

Built 1955 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 645

FRONT ST

Fair

Over: WOLF RUN

00.00 875N / 050 W, Clark, IN

Built 1980 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 210

CR 400S

Fair

Over: W FORK ELL CREEK

01.30 W ELL CREEK RD, Dubois, IN

Built 1982 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 141

CR 300S

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

00.49 E of CR 500 W, Spencer, IN

Built 2006 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 60

CR 500E

Fair

Over: BARREN CREEK

00.51 MI N of SR 26, Grant, IN

Built 1960 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 790

GLADSTONE ST

Fair

Over: CHARLEY CREEK

00.10 E OF WABASH ST, Wabash, IN

Built 1996 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 720

SR 39

Fair

Over: KEANS CREEK

04.65 N US 24 N JCT, White, IN

Built 1936 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 3,288

BULLDOG ROAD

Fair

Over: VIEKE DITCH

00.59 E OF 6TH STREET ROA, Knox, IN

Built 2009 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 130

BROOKVILLE PIKE

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

00.10 N OF CONTRERAS PIKE, Union, IN

Built 1965 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 150

WEST PERIMETER RD

Fair

Over: GRAHAM CREEK

1.0 MILE NORTH OF J ROAD, Jennings, IN

Built 2009 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 10

CR 560S

Fair

Over: SUGAR FORK CREEK

00.10 W CR 100 E, Madison, IN

Built 1930 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 174

SR 39

Fair

Over: CARNAHAN DITCH NO 2

02.46 S SR 16, White, IN

Built 1938 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 2,665

E COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: MARTIN FOX DITCH

00.40 N OF CR 40, Elkhart, IN

Built 1979 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 464

CR 400S

Fair

Over: Branch of ELL Creek

01.00 W of ELL CREEK Rd, Dubois, IN

Built 1994 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 141

WAGNER Rd

Fair

Over: Trib S Fork BLUE River

00.20 S of TRAINER LN, Washington, IN

Built 1958 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 10

US 421

Fair

Over: WABASH RIVER

01.19 N OLD SR 25, Carroll, IN

Built 1996 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 9,092

Showing 9,951-10,000 of 19,495 bridges

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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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