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

I-90 WB

Fair

Over: IND HARBOR BELT RR

00.89 W US 41, Lake, IN

Built 1956 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 17,450

COLLEGE AVE NB

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

00.25 S OF 71ST ST, Marion, IN

Built 1966 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 6,130

COLLEGE AVE SB

Fair

Over: WHITE River

00.25 S of 71ST ST, Marion, IN

Built 1966 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 6,130

GOOSE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

00.10 W OF BIG FOUR RD, Owen, IN

Built 2008 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 110

SR 1

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

01.14 S SR 67, Jay, IN

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,779

OLD US 30

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 125 W, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,600

SR 135

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

00.50 S SR 252, Morgan, IN

Built 1933 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,684

CR 700N

Fair

Over: JORDAN CREEK

00.16 E of CR 800 W, Warren, IN

Built 2002 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30

SR 65

Fair

Over: BLAIR DITCH

00.96 S SR 64, Gibson, IN

Built 1958 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 4,110

SR 37 SB

Fair

Over: CSX RR

00.38 N SR 60, Lawrence, IN

Built 2001 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 6,448

CASS UNION ROAD

Fair

Over: MURRAY BRANCH

0.60 N OF SR 56, Ohio, IN

Built 1983 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,333

BROWNSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

00.83 E OF CR 900 W, Ripley, IN

Built 1978 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 160

CR 1650N

Fair

Over: North Fork SPRING Creek

00.23 E of MERIDIAN RD, Vermillion, IN

Built 1965 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 262

SR 60

Fair

Over: WEST FORK BLUE RIVER

02.05 W SR 135, Washington, IN

Built 2012 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 7,298

CR 700W

Fair

Over: Leuck Ditch

00.25 S of CR 600 S, Benton, IN

Built 1960 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 110

STIPPS HILL RD

Fair

Over: S FORK LITTLE SALT CREEK

01.40 SW US 52, Franklin, IN

Built 1971 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 350

JOHNSON FORK RD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON FORK WHITEWATER

00.60 S of NEW TRENTON RD, Franklin, IN

Built 1980 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 700

CR 500E

Fair

Over: JENSEN DITCH

00.00 N CR 1100 S, LaPorte, IN

Built 1930 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 100

CR 300S

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

00.10 E of US 136, Montgomery, IN

Built 1976 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 150

PIATESVILLE Rd

Fair

Over: STRANGERS Branch

00.90 N of CR 500 S, Parke, IN

Built 1960 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 63

CR 200W

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

00.10 N of CR 400 N, Fayette, IN

Built 1977 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 425

DOE RUN RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE DOE RUN

00.03 S of LITTLE DOE RUN, Jefferson, IN

Built 1973 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 550

OLD HWY 62

Fair

Over: MCFADDEN CREEK

00.11 MI E of LEONARD RD, Posey, IN

Built 2010 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 132

DICKSON RD

Fair

Over: DRY FK WHITEWATER RIVER

00.10 W of SR 252, Franklin, IN

Built 2000 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 125

CR 1025E

Fair

Over: RAIL RUN

00.11 S OF CR 800 S, Hendricks, IN

Built 2008 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 2,375

RITTER AVE

Fair

Over: DEVON CREEK

00.15 N OF 46TH ST, Marion, IN

Built 1962 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 897

CR 800 EAST

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SLOCUM DITCH

00.30 NE OF 400 N, Blackford, IN

Built 1974 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 83

ROUTE H-383

Fair

Over: CULPEPPER BRANCH

0.1 KM SOUTH OF H-5, Martin, IN

Built 2005 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 120

RIVER ST

Fair

Over: WABASH RIVER

00.10 N OF BENT ST, Wabash, IN

Built 2000 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,260

US 31 NB

Fair

Over: YOUNGS CREEK

02.61 S SR 44, Johnson, IN

Built 1946 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 5,263

SR 9

Fair

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

01.84 N SR 32, Madison, IN

Built 1949 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 11,079

LAMBERT AVE

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

00.40 E of RUKES Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1930 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,487

CR 500W

Fair

Over: ISSAC WRIGHT DRAIN

01.06 S of CR 200 S, Spencer, IN

Built 1981 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 60

CR 50N

Fair

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

00.00 W OF CR 850 W, Decatur, IN

Built 1974 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 180

MARBLE HILL RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CAMP CREEK

00.20 E of GILL RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1982 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 275

CR 70S

Fair

Over: BR VERNON FK MUSCATATUCK

00.96 W OF CR 90 W, Jennings, IN

Built 1990 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 150

PICKWICK ROAD

Fair

Over: SYRACUSE-WAWASEE CHANNEL

00.25 E OF E. SHORE DR, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1987 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 1,375

CR 1200N

Fair

Over: West Fork of RUSH Creek

00.05 E of CR 400 W, Parke, IN

Built 1960 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 249

SR 340

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

02.32 E W US 40 JCT, Clay, IN

Built 2006 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,553

281ST ST EAST

Fair

Over: WEASEL CREEK

00.05 E OF RULON RD, Hamilton, IN

Built 2002 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 740

CR 350N

Fair

Over: S Fork Little RACCOON Cr

00.01 E of CR 900 E, Parke, IN

Built 1970 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 170

ENGLISH Rd

Fair

Over: RUSH Creek

01.00 E of TOWPATH Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1965 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 77

GOSHEN AVE

Fair

Over: LOWTHER-NEWHAUS DRAIN

00.30 E HARRIS RD, Allen, IN

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20,000

CR 24

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

00.10 N OF SR 6, DeKalb, IN

Built 1984 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 325

CR 550E

Fair

Over: BLUE RIVER

00.45 S CR 600 N, Whitley, IN

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: ROCK RUN CREEK

00.10 N OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1973 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 5,321

CR 250E

Fair

Over: KELL Ditch

00.40 N of SR 55, Fountain, IN

Built 1975 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 120

SOUTHPORT RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUCK CREEK

00.60 W I-65, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 28,649

106TH ST EAST

Fair

Over: CARMEL CREEK

00.32 E OF WESTFIELD BLVD, Hamilton, IN

Built 1983 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 20,940

CR 500 WEST

Fair

Over: BERT SMITH DITCH

0.10 MILES S OF SR 218, Adams, IN

Built 2000 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 415

Showing 10,401-10,450 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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