Total Bridges
18,630
Public highway bridges in Indiana
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
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%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (92)
Adams 191 Allen 601 Bartholomew 263 Benton 147 Blackford 56 Boone 235 Brown 34 Carroll 159 Cass 161 Clark 144 Clay 144 Clinton 205 Crawford 117 Daviess 205 DeKalb 147 Dearborn 139 Decatur 141 Delaware 272 Dubois 214 Elkhart 272 Fayette 98 Floyd 144 Fountain 195 Franklin 158 Fulton 82 Gibson 348 Grant 278 Greene 233 Hamilton 440 Hancock 189 Harrison 124 Hendricks 341 Henry 192 Howard 194 Huntington 183 Jackson 308 Jasper 186 Jay 124 Jefferson 151 Jennings 148 Johnson 213 Knox 282 Kosciusko 145 LaGrange 100 LaPorte 229 Lake 488 Lawrence 158 Madison 297 Marion 964 Marshall 185 Martin 104 Miami 165 Monroe 226 Montgomery 241 Morgan 241 Newton 167 Noble 88 Ohio 41 Orange 133 Owen 143 Parke 195 Perry 146 Pike 164 Porter 280 Posey 205 Pulaski 100 Putnam 284 Randolph 253 Ripley 188 Rush 223 Scott 113 Shelby 243 Spencer 241 St. Joseph 228 Starke 85 Steuben 134 Sullivan 208 Switzerland 62 Tippecanoe 329 Tipton 109 Union 58 Vanderburgh 286 Vermillion 125 Vigo 294 Wabash 189 Warren 136 Warrick 183 Washington 173 Wayne 342 Wells 155 White 214 Whitley 112
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
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
KS
Kansas
5.25% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
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.
MOUNT LIBERTY ROAD
PoorOver: MOUNT LIBERTY CREEK
00.10 S 4 MILE RD, Brown, IN
Built 1929 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150
CR 250W
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
00.70 S of CR 250 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1925 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 180
CR 675W
PoorOver: BRANCH OF LEATHERMAN CR
00.20 S of CR 125 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 130
CR 275S
PoorOver: CONRAIL RR
00.50 E of CR 600 W, Putnam, IN
Built 1910 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 130
SHAPED CHARGE ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE OTTER CREEK
1.2 MILES NORTH OF K RD, Ripley, IN
Built 1899 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 2
WONJU ROAD
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY OF BIG CREEK
0.3 MILE NORTH OF G ROAD, Ripley, IN
Built 1990 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Indiana
CR 150E
GoodOver: NORTH FORK LEWIS CREEK
00.80 N OF CR 350 S, Shelby, IN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
CR 900S
GoodOver: BRANCH OF BIG BLUE RIVER
00.90 W OF CR 600 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
VANDALIA RD
GoodOver: FLATROCK RIVER
00.01 E OF CR300 E, Shelby, IN
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350
RIVER ROAD
GoodOver: CONNS CREEK
00.40 W OF CR 600 E, Shelby, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 200E
GoodOver: BRANCH OF HAW CREEK
00.25 N OF CR 1200 S, Shelby, IN
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 350 EAST
GoodOver: BRANCH OF LEWIS CREEK
00.40 N. OF MICHIGAN RD, Shelby, IN
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
CR 650 NORTH
GoodOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK
00.01 E OF CR100 W, Shelby, IN
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
LEE RD
GoodOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
00.45 MI. N. OF SR 44, Shelby, IN
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,050
CR 600 WEST
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
00.80 N OF CR 1100 N, Shelby, IN
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 900
CR 400N
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
00.01 MI. W. OF LONDON RD, Shelby, IN
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,150
TOM HESSION DRIVE
GoodOver: HANKINS DITCH
00.25 MI. S. OF CR 400 N, Shelby, IN
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,900
SR 62
GoodOver: BRANCH BUCKHORN CREEK
00.80 S SR 162, Spencer, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,376
SR 70
GoodOver: WATERMAN BRANCH
00.98 W SR 66, Spencer, IN
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,435
SR 161
GoodOver: HOOPLE DITCH
03.58 N SR 66, Spencer, IN
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,588
US 231
GoodOver: BR OF LITTLE PIGEON CREE
00.65 N SR 162, Spencer, IN
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,600
US 231
GoodOver: UNNAMED DITCH
00.80 N SR 68, Spencer, IN
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,500
CR 650W
GoodOver: CREEK TO OHIO RIVER
00.51 W of CR 600 W, Spencer, IN
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60
CR 750W
GoodOver: HOOPPOLE DITCH
00.63 N of CR 300 N, Spencer, IN
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
CR 520W
GoodOver: SWEEZER DITCH
00.31 N of CR 700 N, Spencer, IN
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
CR 450W
GoodOver: SWEEZER DITCH
00.65 N of CR 700 N, Spencer, IN
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180
CR 700N
GoodOver: SWEEZER DITCH
00.66 E of CR 450 W, Spencer, IN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
8TH ST
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
00.22 E of SR 66, Spencer, IN
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 850E
GoodOver: BRANCH CROOKED CREEK
00.60 N of CR 900 N, Spencer, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
CR 350E
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
00.38 E of SR 162, Spencer, IN
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CR 1090N
GoodOver: ANDERSON RIVER
00.09 E of CR 1425 E, Spencer, IN
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110
CR 1100N
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK CROOKED CR
00.16 W of CR 1150 E, Spencer, IN
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
OLD SR 45
GoodOver: GARRETT CREEK
00.44 E of CR 100 W, Spencer, IN
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,340
OLD SR 245
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
00.12 N of CR 625 N, Spencer, IN
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950
HUFFMAN MILL RD
GoodOver: ANDERSON RIVER
03.02 E SR 545, Spencer, IN
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 310
OLD SR 245
GoodOver: BRANCH SANDY CREEK
00.53 N of SR 66, Spencer, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950
CR 700E
GoodOver: HUNLEY CREEK
01.35 N of SR 62, Spencer, IN
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60
SR 331
GoodOver: JUDAY CREEK
01.02 S I-80 / I-90, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,962
DRAGOON Trail
GoodOver: ELLER Ditch
00.20 E of CEDAR Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,723
EARLY Rd
GoodOver: GEYER Ditch
00.20 W of RICE Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 156
MISHAWAKA Ave
GoodOver: ST JOSEPH RIVER
00.30 E of CEDAR St, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1924 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,463
QUINCE Rd
GoodOver: YELLOW BANK Creek
00.10 S of StANTON Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95
MAIN STREET
GoodOver: MILL RACEWAY
00.20 N SR 933, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,491
KERN & ELM
GoodOver: ROGERS DITCH
00.00 JCT KERN-ELM, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,253
STANTON Rd
GoodOver: YELLOW BANK Creek
00.10 W of PRIMROSE Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 261
PATTERSON Rd
GoodOver: LEHMAN/BIRK Ditch
00.80 E of DOGWOOD Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
DOUGLAS Rd
GoodOver: JUDAY Creek
00.00 Int of DOUGLAS & FI, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,901
JEFFERSON Rd
GoodOver: WILLOW Creek
00.10 E of SR 331, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,837
KENILWORTH ROAD
GoodOver: JUDAY CREEK
00.10 N. OF CLEVELAND ROA, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
MISHAWAKA AVE
GoodOver: MERRIFIELD PARK TRAIL
00.33 E OF CEDAR ST, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,463
TRINITY PLACE
GoodOver: JUDAY CREEK
00.40 W of FIR Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
SR 23
GoodOver: MORSE CREEK
00.27 S US 30, Starke, IN
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,733
US 35
GoodOver: DANIELSON DITCH
01.29 S US 30, Starke, IN
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,241
US 35
GoodOver: PLACE DITCH
01.70 N US 30, Starke, IN
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,599
CR 500 NORTH
GoodOver: JAIN DITCH
00.01 W OF CR 800 E, Starke, IN
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 515
Showing 13,601-13,650 of 18,630 bridges
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