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

COLLINS ROAD

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

00.30 E OF LAKE RD, Scott, IN

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

ROSEWOOD RD

Good

Over: HONEY RUN

00.34 W OF LAKE RD, Scott, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

SOUTH LAKE ROAD S

Good

Over: HONEY RUN

00.43 N OF ROSEWOOD DR, Scott, IN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,290

N MAIN STREET

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

00.23 N MARSHFIELD RD, Scott, IN

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

TERRY RD

Good

Over: HUTTO CREEK

00.36 N OF SR 256, Scott, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 525

LIBERTY KNOB ROAD

Good

Over: S BRANCH BIG OX CREEK

00.11 W LIBERTY KNOB RD, Scott, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

YORK ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

00.18 W OF US 31, Scott, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 270

S BLOOMINGTON TRL

Good

Over: COONIE CREEK

00.49 W OF COMER RD, Scott, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 275

COMMUNITY WAY

Good

Over: HONEY RUN

00.33 E OF WILSON RD, Scott, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 530

HORNER RD

Good

Over: WOODS FORK

00.73 E OF GETTY RD, Scott, IN

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

HARDY MILL ROAD

Good

Over: UNT FOURTEEN MILE CR

00.29 S OF NEW LONDON RD., Scott, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 325W

Good

Over: SNAIL CREEK

00.25 N OF CR 800 N, Shelby, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 1000 NORTH

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

00.15 W OF SR 9, Shelby, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 275

SHORT BLUE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.35 E OF CR625 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 400N

Good

Over: HAWKINS DITCH

00.60 MI. E. OF I-74, Shelby, IN

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

CR 400N

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SWAMP CREEK

00.65 MI. W. OF CR 300 W, Shelby, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,325

CR 400N

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SWAMP CREEK

00.75 MI. W. OF CR 300 W, Shelby, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,325

CR 400N

Good

Over: SNAIL CREEK

00.10 W OF CR 525 W, Shelby, IN

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

CR 300N

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

00.60 MI. W. OF CR 350 W, Shelby, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

CR 300N

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

00.15 MI. E. OF CR 350 W, Shelby, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

CR 775E

Good

Over: CONNS CREEK

00.40 MI. S. OF CR 100 N, Shelby, IN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

MORRISTOWN RD

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

00.35 W OF SR 9, Shelby, IN

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,350

CR 600E

Good

Over: CONNS CREEK

00.65 N OF CR 500 S, Shelby, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,550

MICHIGAN ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK LEWIS CREEK

00.25 MI. W. OF CR 250 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750

MARIETTA ROAD

Good

Over: HOWELL DITCH

00.35 S OF CR 400 S, Shelby, IN

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 150E

Good

Over: NORTH FORK LEWIS CREEK

00.80 N OF CR 350 S, Shelby, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

CR 900S

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BIG BLUE RIVER

00.90 W OF CR 600 W, Shelby, IN

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

VANDALIA RD

Good

Over: FLATROCK RIVER

00.01 E OF CR300 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CONNS CREEK

00.40 W OF CR 600 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 200E

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HAW CREEK

00.25 N OF CR 1200 S, Shelby, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 350 EAST

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LEWIS CREEK

00.40 N. OF MICHIGAN RD, Shelby, IN

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

CR 650 NORTH

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

00.01 E OF CR100 W, Shelby, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

LEE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.45 MI. N. OF SR 44, Shelby, IN

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,050

CR 600 WEST

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.80 N OF CR 1100 N, Shelby, IN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 900

CR 400N

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.01 MI. W. OF LONDON RD, Shelby, IN

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,150

TOM HESSION DRIVE

Good

Over: HANKINS DITCH

00.25 MI. S. OF CR 400 N, Shelby, IN

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,900

CR 650W

Good

Over: CREEK TO OHIO RIVER

00.51 W of CR 600 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

CR 750W

Good

Over: HOOPPOLE DITCH

00.63 N of CR 300 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

CR 520W

Good

Over: SWEEZER DITCH

00.31 N of CR 700 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CR 450W

Good

Over: SWEEZER DITCH

00.65 N of CR 700 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

CR 700N

Good

Over: SWEEZER DITCH

00.66 E of CR 450 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

8TH ST

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

00.22 E of SR 66, Spencer, IN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 850E

Good

Over: BRANCH CROOKED CREEK

00.60 N of CR 900 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

CR 350E

Good

Over: BR N FK LITTLE PIGEON CR

00.02 N of CR 1750 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

CR 1700N

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

00.38 E of SR 162, Spencer, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 1090N

Good

Over: ANDERSON RIVER

00.09 E of CR 1425 E, Spencer, IN

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

CR 1100N

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK CROOKED CR

00.16 W of CR 1150 E, Spencer, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

OLD SR 45

Good

Over: GARRETT CREEK

00.44 E of CR 100 W, Spencer, IN

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,340

OLD SR 245

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

00.12 N of CR 625 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950

HUFFMAN MILL RD

Good

Over: ANDERSON RIVER

03.02 E SR 545, Spencer, IN

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 310

Showing 13,451-13,500 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Indiana Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.