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

GRAY RD

Fair

Over: CREEK TO WHITE RIVER

00.12 N OF 725 N, Morgan, IN

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 180

County Line Rd

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

00.18 MI S of CREAMERY RD, Posey, IN

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 501

Wilsey Rd

Fair

Over: Unnamed Ditch

00.98 MI E of S. MAIN ST, Posey, IN

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 317

SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY RUN

TURKEY RUN STATE PARK, Parke, IN

Built 1914 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2

CR 550S

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

00.10 E of CR 500 W, Putnam, IN

Built 1880 Load: 0.0 t

CR 550N

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

00.34 E OF US 31, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1983 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 8,350

DOTY RD

Good

Over: BOTTERON DRAIN

00.30 E THIMLAR ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1969 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 208

US 224

Good

Over: DYKEMAN DRAIN

01.74 W SR 101, Adams, IN

Built 1993 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 5,235

FAIRGROUNDS ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE SWALE

00.38 N of 121st Avenue, Lake, IN

Built 1878 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 5

I-69 NB

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

03.59 S SR 8, DeKalb, IN

Built 1963 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 15,907

I-69 SB

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

03.59 S SR 8, DeKalb, IN

Built 1963 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 15,907

CR 100N

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

00.30 E OF SR 19, Tipton, IN

Built 1982 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 225

MARR RD

Good

Over: HAW CREEK

00.37 N OF CR 300 N, Bartholomew, IN

Built 2003 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 8,350

US 35 NB

Good

Over: GTW RR RAILROAD STR.

00.42 N US 6, LaPorte, IN

Built 1941 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 4,545

CR 40

Good

Over: Ewing Creek

00.20 E of CR 41, Perry, IN

Built 1998 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 200

Brady Ln

Good

Over: Elliott Ditch

00.04 W of Concord Rd, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2006 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 14,398

CR 1000W

Good

Over: FINIGAN DITCH

00.10 S of Division Rd, Benton, IN

Built 2001 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 22

CR 100E

Good

Over: Br of E Fork Birch Cr

00.50 N of CR 600 N, Clay, IN

Built 2009 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 150

MIDDLE HART STREET

Good

Over: UPPER DESHEE RIVER

00.75 S OF CHRISTMAS ROAD, Knox, IN

Built 1983 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 130

PRODUCTION BLVD

Good

Over: SPY RUN CREEK

00.30 W LIMA RD, Allen, IN

Built 2022 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 1,107

MERIDIAN RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

00.50 N of CR 800 S, Fountain, IN

Built 1964 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 100

CR 560 EAST

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK RESERVOIR

00.94 N of CR 600 S, Delaware, IN

Built 1965 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 670

CR 650W

Good

Over: KANKAKEE RIVER

00.10 S BIGLER ROAD, LaPorte, IN

Built 1974 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 425

SR 38

Good

Over: FORK OF LICK CREEK

01.84 E SR 109, Madison, IN

Built 1991 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 3,086

CHESTERVILLE RD

Good

Over: SOUTH HOGAN CREEK

00.20 S OF PROBST RD, Dearborn, IN

Built 1991 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 390

CR 1150 WEST

Good

Over: DILLON CREEK

0.25 S OF CR 1050 W, Orange, IN

Built 1963 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 30

SR 23

Good

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER BLVD

00.09 N SR 933, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1962 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 21,324

CR 81

Good

Over: Middle Fork Deer Creek

00.10 N of CR 10(Gerald), Perry, IN

Built 1994 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 110

US 231

Good

Over: ONEALL DITCH

04.18 S SR 25, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2005 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 8,473

CR 1000E

Good

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

00.40 S of CR 100 S, Benton, IN

Built 2006 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 28

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: UNT WHITEWATER RIVER

1.28 N of LONGHOLLOW ROAD, Franklin, IN

Built 2018 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 100

CR 250E

Good

Over: BRANCH DRY RUN

00.00 Int of DIVISION Rd, Fountain, IN

Built 1920 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 117

CR 750N

Good

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

00.20 E OF MIDDLETON RD, Henry, IN

Built 2006 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 125

OLD MAPLE GROVE RD

Good

Over: BEAN BLOSSOM CREEK

0.08 NORTH W. DELAP RD., Monroe, IN

Built 2019 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 130

CR 400 WEST

Good

Over: POWDER CREEK

00.20 S OF CR 200 SOUTH, Jennings, IN

Built 2021 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 100

CR 300S

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

00.20 E of CR 900, Delaware, IN

Built 1902 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 280

CR 575 EAST

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK RESERVOIR

00.80 S of CR 322 S, Delaware, IN

Built 1965 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 1,000

I-65 SB

Good

Over: US 231

05.42 N SR 18, White, IN

Built 1968 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 1,520

HENDRICKSON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PIGEON CREEK

0.15 MI S SR 62, Warrick, IN

Built 1994 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 135

SR 234

Good

Over: WABASH RIVER

01.68 E SR 63, Vermillion, IN

Built 1994 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 1,524

RECREATION DRIVE

Good

Over: STONY RUN CREEK

0.01 N EAST CALIFORNIA RD, Allen, IN

Built 1996 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 300

CR 150S

Good

Over: BRUSH Creek

00.20 E of 200 W, Clay, IN

Built 1992 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 179

HICKORY CORNER RD

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

00.44 N OF HAMIIN CHAPEL, Knox, IN

Built 1983 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 130

CR 700N

Good

Over: Sugar Creek

00.41 W of E County Line, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1961 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 82

BICYCLE BRIDGE Rd

Good

Over: TIPPECANOE River

00.59 W of CR 1200 W, Carroll, IN

Built 2001 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 288

CR 500S

Good

Over: BIG PINE CREEK

00.10 E of CR 700 E, Benton, IN

Built 1993 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 127

SR 54

Good

Over: BEEHUNTER DITCH

00.78 E SR 59, Greene, IN

Built 1983 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 11,470

CR 350W

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.30 S OF CR 850 N, Boone, IN

Built 1910 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 170

CR 700W

Good

Over: WABASH RIVER

00.30 S of Division Rd, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1988 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,311

CR 500E

Good

Over: Halstead Ditch

00.47 N of CR 1200 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1998 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 107

Showing 10,251-10,300 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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