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

CR 850W

Good

Over: Lost Creek

00.30 N of CR 300 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CR 775E

Good

Over: Sugar Creek

00.13 N of CR 660 N, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 452

N 9TH STREET

Good

Over: WABASH & ERIE CANAL

00.03 S OF GOLFVIEW ROAD, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,821

CR 350S

Good

Over: Kirkpatrick Ditch

00.10 W of Poland Hill Rd, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,534

CR 250N

Good

Over: Branch N Fork Wildcat Cr

00.25 W of CR 1025 E, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 64

CR 250E/CONCORD RD

Good

Over: Kirkpatrick Ditch

00.31 S of CR 350 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,977

CR 150E/S 18TH ST

Good

Over: Kirkpatrick Ditch

00.22 S of CR 350 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,635

CR 600E

Good

Over: Kirkpatrick One Ditch

00.20 N of CR 1300 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

CR 50W

Good

Over: Branch of Burnett Creek

00.47 S of CR 500 N, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,184

CR 100N

Good

Over: S FORK WILDCAT CREEK

00.58 E of CR 550 E, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,053

CR 550S

Good

Over: DISMAL CREEK

01.20 W US 52, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

CR 300N

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

0.64 E of Old SR 25, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,306

OLD SR 25 CONNECTR

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

0.23 N of SR 25, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,687

CR 1000 S

Good

Over: McDill Ditch

0.20 W. CR 275 E, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18

WAKEFIELD DRIVE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BURNETT CREEK

0.30 N. KALBERER ROAD, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 600N

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

00.30 E OF SR 213, Tipton, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 135

CR 200E

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

00.30 N OF CR 600 N, Tipton, IN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 400S

Good

Over: CICERO CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 500 E, Tipton, IN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 225

CR 650N

Good

Over: IRWIN CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 400 E, Tipton, IN

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CR 200 EAST

Good

Over: WELLS DITCH

00.27 S OF CR 200 N, Tipton, IN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

JOBE ROAD

Good

Over: CLAY CREEK

00.50 N OF CR 350 N, Union, IN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

ADLER RD

Good

Over: POND FLAT DITCH

00.40 E OF ST JOSEPH AVE, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 101

ST WENDEL RD

Good

Over: MARX CREEK

00.30 N OF ST JOSEPH RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,336

KLEITZ RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LOCUST CREEK

00.50 W OF FISCHER RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

OUTER DARMSTADT RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF POND FLAT DIT

00.40 N OF HILLTOP RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

ST JOSEPH AVE

Good

Over: POND FLAT DITCH

00.90 N OF BASELINE RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 931

MILLERSBURG RD

Good

Over: BLUEGRASS CREEK

00.50 W OF COUNTY LINE RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,416

SCHISSLER RD

Good

Over: SANDERS CREEK

00.20 W OF FRANKLIN RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62

SEMINARY RD

Good

Over: LOGSDON SLOUGH

00.10 N OF KINGS RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27

UPPER MT VERNON RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CARPENTIER CR

00.00 INT OF DIEFFENBACH, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,310

OAK GROVE RD

Good

Over: STOCKFLEITH DITCH

00.30 W OF BURKHARDT RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,844

SEMINARY RD

Good

Over: EDMOND DITCH

00.40 N OF CYPRESS DALE R, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

OAK HILL RD

Good

Over: LICKING CREEK

00.10 N OF ST GEORGE, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,870

KANSAS RD

Good

Over: BRANCH FIRLICK CREEK

00.10 E SR 57, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,398

OLD BOONVILLE HWY

Good

Over: STOCKFLEITH DITCH

00.30 W BURKHARDT RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,556

BURKHARDT ROAD

Good

Over: LOCKWOOD DITCH

SOUTH OF INT. OF S.R. 62, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,179

N. ST. JOSEPH AVE.

Good

Over: LANDFILL HAUL ROAD

00.01 S OF MEIER ROAD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,060

CR 350E

Good

Over: NORTON CREEK

00.80 S SR 63, Vermillion, IN

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,357

CUSICK PLACE

Good

Over: CONRAIL RR

00.30 N OLD PARIS, Vigo, IN

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 811

LOCAL SERVICE RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY 1

00.10 E SR 46, Vigo, IN

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 516

HAMPTON DR

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TURMAN CR

00.40 W CYPRESS, Vigo, IN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 188

OLD STATE RD 15

Good

Over: SPIECHER CREEK

00.00 INT OF CR 700 S, Wabash, IN

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 625

LUKENS LAKE RD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

00.60 E OF CR 400 W, Wabash, IN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 610

CR 300 E

Good

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

00.20 N OF CR 500 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

COOPER RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

00.10 NW OF RIDENOU, Wabash, IN

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

ELLIOTT RD

Good

Over: ASHER CREEK

00.00 INT OF CR 775 W, Wabash, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

MILL ST

Good

Over: CHARLEY CREEK

00.10 W OF HILL ST, Wabash, IN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,450

Old SR 41

Good

Over: Spring Creek

00.28 S of CR 550 N, Warren, IN

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

Old SR 41

Good

Over: Hungry Hollow Creek

00.27 N of CR 650 N, Warren, IN

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

CR 600W

Good

Over: Branch of Redwood Creek

00.54 S of CR 500 S, Warren, IN

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Showing 13,551-13,600 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.