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

SOUTH RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY WABASH RIVER

00.20 W OF CR 200 W, Cass, IN

Built 2001 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 280

CR 100 WEST

Good

Over: BOYLES DITCH

0.20 S OF CR 500 N, Clinton, IN

Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 102

CR 28

Good

Over: BIG RUN

00.05 W OF CR 71, DeKalb, IN

Built 1991 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 230

CR 17

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

00.50 N OF CR 14, Elkhart, IN

Built 1995 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 25,331

SR 1

Good

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

01.59 S SR 44, Fayette, IN

Built 1961 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,339

WATERLOO RD

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

00.70 N of CR 200 N, Fayette, IN

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,855

CR 1200 S

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MEUSES CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 325 W, Gibson, IN

Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 125

SR 54

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

01.36 W SR 59, Greene, IN

Built 1995 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 6,063

WEBSTERS PIT RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CICERO CREEK

00.19 N OF 276TH ST, Hamilton, IN

Built 1998 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 120

CR 425E

Good

Over: COSNER BRANCH

00.20 W OF CR 425 E, Hendricks, IN

Built 1987 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 300

US 31 NB

Good

Over: CENTRAL RR

01.56 N US 35, Howard, IN

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 23,187

SR 124

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

01.54 E SR 9, Huntington, IN

Built 1965 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,486

CR 850 NORTH

Good

Over: KIPER CREEK

0.10 E OF SR 135, Jackson, IN

Built 1988 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60

CR 900 WEST

Good

Over: IROQUOIS RIVER

0.20 MILES S OF CR 300 N, Jasper, IN

Built 2017 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 188

CR 425 SOUTH

Good

Over: MUD LAKE OUTLET

00.25 MI W OF CR 1100E, LaGrange, IN

Built 2019 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,000

US 31 SB

Good

Over: UNT ELMER SELTENRIGHT DI

01.83 S US 6, Marshall, IN

Built 2014 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 9,748

US 31 SB

Good

Over: LEHMAN DITCH

0.77 N US 6, Marshall, IN

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 7,729

HAMMER RD

Good

Over: MCCRACKEN CREEK

00.44 W OF N GASBURG RD, Morgan, IN

Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

N MERIDIAN RD

Good

Over: KNIGHT DITCH

0.0 MI INT CR 700 N, Newton, IN

Built 2016 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 143

SR 56

Good

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

00.08 E SR 156, Ohio, IN

Built 1961 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,453

SALEM RIDGE Rd

Good

Over: DRY Branch

02.30 N of SR 56, Ohio, IN

Built 2001 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 200

SR 61

Good

Over: UNT PRIDES CREEK

00.24 N SR 56, Pike, IN

Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 4,870

CR 550W

Good

Over: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK

00.60 S of CR 350 N, Putnam, IN

Built 1993 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 160

SR 350

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

02.36 E US 421, Ripley, IN

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,811

US 421

Good

Over: GRAHAM CREEK

00.80 S SR 129, Ripley, IN

Built 2021 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,080

CR 800N

Good

Over: PRINE DITCH

00.10 W OF CR 400 E, Rush, IN

Built 1977 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 125

US 31

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

01.87 S SR 256, Scott, IN

Built 1978 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 10,683

SR 56

Good

Over: HONEY RUN

00.14 W I-65, Scott, IN

Built 1959 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 17,764

CR 1100E

Good

Over: BR MIDDLE FK CROOKED CR

00.01 N of CR 1225 N, Spencer, IN

Built 2019 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

UNDERWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

00.30 W of SPRUCE ROAD, St. Joseph, IN

Built 2019 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 513

SR 156

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.65 E SR 250, Switzerland, IN

Built 1959 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 931

Tyler Rd

Good

Over: Moots Creek

00.26 NE of CR 900 N, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1976 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,170

CR 300S

Good

Over: CICERO CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 250 E, Tipton, IN

Built 2010 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 350

CR 150W

Good

Over: DORSEY DITCH

00.20 S CR 500 S, White, IN

Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

CR 300S

Good

Over: ULREY DRAIN

00.35 E CR 900 W, Whitley, IN

Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 125

CR 130 W

Good

Over: KILMORE CREEK

00.50 S OF CR 400 N, Clinton, IN

Built 1998 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 102

BARACHEL LN

Good

Over: GAS CREEK

00.00 E OF KESSING DR, Decatur, IN

Built 1975 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 610

KYANA Rd

Good

Over: FLAT Creek

00.20 S of SR 64, Dubois, IN

Built 2001 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 216

EAST SHORE DRIVE

Good

Over: SYRACUSE LAKE CHANNEL

01.10 S OF CR 1400 N, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1989 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 1,425

101ST AVENUE

Good

Over: DEEP RIVER

00.70 W COLORADO, Lake, IN

Built 2015 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,896

CR 400W

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

00.30 N CR 1100 S, Madison, IN

Built 1975 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 319

GETTYS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: STEPHENS CREEK

0.1 MI EAST MT GILEAD RD, Monroe, IN

Built 1976 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 143

TOM PHILLIPS ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF BURCH ROAD, Monroe, IN

Built 1987 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 59

CR 500E

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

00.78 MI S OF CR 100 S, Randolph, IN

Built 1991 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 235

SB EDISON LK Pkwy

Good

Over: JUDAY Creek

00.30 E of MAIN St, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1990 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 2,674

E COUNTY LINE Rd

Good

Over: BLUEGRASS CREEK

00.20 S OF KANSAS RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1997 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 38

CR 1000W

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

00.30 S CR 800 S, White, IN

Built 1986 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 100

CR 650E

Good

Over: BLUE RIVER

00.15 S OF CR 700 N, Whitley, IN

Built 2015 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 275

106TH ST WEST

Good

Over: SPRING MILL RUN

00.29 W OF DITCH RD, Hamilton, IN

Built 2005 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 12,720

BUTLER BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

0.32 N OF PEGGY HOLLOW RD, Martin, IN

Built 2008 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 100

Showing 15,751-15,800 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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