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 500 NORTH
GoodOver: W BRANCH TWELVE MILE CR.
01.00 E OF CR 600 E, Cass, IN
Built 2023 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100
US 31
GoodOver: BLUE LICK CREEK
02.89 S SR 160, Clark, IN
Built 1923 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,703
BEAN ROAD
GoodOver: CAMP RUN
00.10 E RR, Clark, IN
Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,492
SR 57
GoodOver: ALLEN BRANCH
05.33 N US 50, Daviess, IN
Built 1980 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,740
CR 475E
GoodOver: VEALES CREEK
00.15 N of CR 100 S, Daviess, IN
Built 1992 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 120
US 231
GoodOver: PATOKA RIVER
02.67 S SR 56, Dubois, IN
Built 1964 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 13,624
PRAIRIE ST
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
00.42 N INDIANA AVE, Elkhart, IN
Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 13,435
SR 229
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
00.23 S US 52, Franklin, IN
Built 1998 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,605
CR 900W
GoodOver: WATERS DITCH
00.82 MI S of SR 26, Grant, IN
Built 2002 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 680
206TH ST EAST
GoodOver: WHITE RIVER
00.24 W OF SR 37, Hamilton, IN
Built 1987 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,550
LAKESHORE DR EAST
GoodOver: CARMEL CREEK
00.35 S OF 106TH ST, Hamilton, IN
Built 1980 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,940
146TH ST EAST
GoodOver: VESTAL DITCH
00.56 E OF HAZEL DELL RD, Hamilton, IN
Built 2001 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 31,850
LAMONG ROAD
GoodOver: BENTON HINESLEY DRAIN
00.13 N OF W 246TH ST, Hamilton, IN
Built 2014 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 280
SR 335
GoodOver: CRANDALL BRANCH CREEK
02.15 N SR 135, Harrison, IN
Built 1936 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 700
CR 400 E
GoodOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.1 MI N CR 50 N, Howard, IN
Built 1980 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 664
CR 400 N
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.5 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN
Built 1998 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 794
I-69 NB
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
05.43 N US 224, Huntington, IN
Built 1963 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,325
I-69 SB
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
05.43 N US 224, Huntington, IN
Built 1963 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,423
CR 1730 SOUTH
GoodOver: CARPENTER CREEK
0.30 MILES W OF CR 480 W, Jasper, IN
Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 692
SR 26
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
01.04 W SR 1, Jay, IN
Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,640
SR 37 SBL ON RAMP
GoodOver: BLUFF CREEK
00.03 S SR 144, Johnson, IN
Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,800
US 30
GoodOver: SCHILLING DITCH
00.60 W US 41, Lake, IN
Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 31,823
US 41
GoodOver: E/L BIKE-HIKING TRAIL
00.93 S I-80, Lake, IN
Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 39,016
SR 53
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
02.31 N US 30, Lake, IN
Built 1984 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 20,377
I-80 WB, WB RAMP
GoodOver: BURNS DITCH (DEEP RIVER)
00.45 E I-65, Lake, IN
Built 2010 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 57,107
US 50
GoodOver: YOUNGS BR LEATHERWOOD CR
03.94 E SR 37 / 450, Lawrence, IN
Built 1977 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 7,037
SR 9
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.12 S I-69, Madison, IN
Built 2018 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,671
CR 1100N
GoodOver: LILLY CREEK
00.10 E CR 300 W, Madison, IN
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,120
CR 400S
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
00.20 E PENDLETON AVE, Madison, IN
Built 1983 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,217
I-65 SB / I-70 WB
GoodOver: ST CLAIR STREET
01.65 N I-70, Marion, IN
Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 58,288
I-69 NB
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.70 N SR 445, Monroe, IN
Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 12,818
OLD SR 37 N
GoodOver: BRANCH OF MUDDY FORK
.1 MI S OF OLD MEYERS RD, Monroe, IN
Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,268
CR 500S
GoodOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
00.10 E of SR 47, Montgomery, IN
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 130
CR 500E
GoodOver: CORNSTALK CREEK
00.10 S of CR 650 S, Montgomery, IN
Built 2002 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,200
SR 37 SB
GoodOver: DRY SWALE
03.88 N SR 44, Morgan, IN
Built 2021 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 19,450
CR 350 W
GoodOver: THOMPSON DITCH
0.1 MI N CR 1000 S, Newton, IN
Built 2018 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 143
ALBION RD
GoodOver: S BRANCH ELKHART RIVER
00.51 W OF CR 350 W, Noble, IN
Built 1995 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,190
SR 145
GoodOver: S BR FRENCH LICK CREEK
4.73 S SR 56, Orange, IN
Built 1967 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,270
CR 400S
GoodOver: KOSELKI DITCH
00.40 W CR 450 E, Porter, IN
Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 270
SR 236
GoodOver: BIG RACCOON CREEK
01.37 W US 231, Putnam, IN
Built 1955 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,044
SR 227
GoodOver: DISMAL CREEK
02.31 S SR 32, Randolph, IN
Built 1985 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,016
CR 950S
GoodOver: MARTINDALE CREEK
01.80 W CR 300 W, Randolph, IN
Built 1991 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 202
CR 750N
GoodOver: RIPLEY CREEK
00.01 E OF CR 375 E, Ripley, IN
Built 2011 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 150
SR 44
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
07.46 W US 52, Rush, IN
Built 1983 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,553
CR 500E
GoodOver: Baker Ditch
00.10 N of CR 1000 S, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1975 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 298
CR 800N
GoodOver: Tributary Wabash River
00.40 E of CR 900 E, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 2008 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 130
I-70 EB
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
04.88 W US 41, Vigo, IN
Built 1964 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 25,145
Old PARIS Rd
GoodOver: East LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
00.30 W BENNETT, Vigo, IN
Built 1998 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,625
SR 124
GoodOver: SMALL RUSH CREEK
01.37 W SR 105, Wabash, IN
Built 1987 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,265
I-70 WB
GoodOver: NOLANDS FORK
03.96 W US 35, Wayne, IN
Built 1959 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 18,841
Showing 15,001-15,050 of 18,630 bridges
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