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 800N
PoorOver: BRANCH OF MISSISSINEWA
00.35 MI W OF CR 200 E, Randolph, IN
Built 1930
CARL ST
PoorOver: SALT CREEK
00.10 MI E OF EAST ST, Randolph, IN
Built 1940 ADT: 757
BROWNSTOWN ROAD
PoorOver: VERNON FK MUSCATATUCK R
00.24 E of CR 1000 W, Ripley, IN
Built 1926
N RAILROAD STREET
PoorOver: LITTLE FLATROCK RIVER
00.40 N SR 244, Rush, IN
Built 1901 ADT: 1
CR 800 EAST
PoorOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
00.15 N OF CR 500 N, Shelby, IN
Built 1895
CR 275 NORTH
PoorOver: SUGAR CREEK
00.01 W OF CR 825 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1910
MOUND ROAD
PoorOver: FLATROCK RIVER
01.10 N OF CR 850 S, Shelby, IN
Built 1915
CR 450W
PoorOver: GARRETT CREEK
00.14 S of CR 440 S, Spencer, IN
Built 1915 ADT: 60
CR 300 S
PoorOver: BUSSERON CREEK
00.42 E US 41, Sullivan, IN
Built 1899 ADT: 110
CR 125E
PoorOver: BUCK Creek
00.10 S of CR 500 S, Vermillion, IN
Built 1913 ADT: 1
CR 325 E
PoorOver: EEL RIVER
00.20 N OF WABASH ST, Wabash, IN
Built 1890 ADT: 40
HEINEY RD
PoorOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
00.10 W of TREATY LINE Rd, Wayne, IN
Built 1935 ADT: 48
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
CR 150N
PoorOver: FLATROCK RIVER
00.50 E OF CR 100 E, Rush, IN
Built 1877 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150
CR 450S
PoorOver: BR OF MILL CREEK
00.80 E of CR 1000 E, Putnam, IN
Built 1905 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 110
MYERS ROAD
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK
0.42 MI W BULLOCKTOWN, Warrick, IN
Built 1903 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 139
GOEGLEIN RD
PoorOver: BULLERMAN DRAIN
00.20 S OF TRIER RD, Allen, IN
Built 1969 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 769
PARK ROAD
PoorOver: MUSCATATUCK RIVER
00.00 CROSLEY FISH & WILD, Jennings, IN
Built 1910 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 143
CR 400E
PoorOver: CONRAIL RR
00.01 N of ALBIN POND RD, Putnam, IN
Built 1908 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 130
CR 390 NORTH
PoorOver: SULPHUR CREEK
0.60 N OF CR 375 N, Orange, IN
Built 1910 Load: 3.7 t ADT: 100
CR 375W
PoorOver: BIG WALNUT CREEK
00.50 N of CR 300 S, Putnam, IN
Built 1898 Load: 3.7 t ADT: 110
OLD FELKER ROAD
PoorOver: OTTER CREEK
0.00 S OF OTTER CREEK RD, Crawford, IN
Built 1968 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 25
CR 230E
PoorOver: BIG SHAWNEE CREEK
00.70 S GREEN BAY RD, Fountain, IN
Built 1911 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 100
CR 1100 S
PoorOver: HUNTER DITCH
0.1 MI E CR 250 E, Newton, IN
Built 1930 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 143
CLAY PLANT Rd
PoorOver: CAT Creek
00.40 S of CR 500 N, Parke, IN
Built 1900 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 52
FRY ROAD
PoorOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
0.01 W OF SR 135, Johnson, IN
Built 1987 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 600
CR 450E
PoorOver: BIG PINE CREEK
00.79 S of CR 800 N, Warren, IN
Built 1896 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 60
CR 250W
PoorOver: SAND CREEK
00.02 S CR 675 N, Jennings, IN
Built 1890 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
CR 1225N
PoorOver: FLATROCK CREEK
00.77 E OF CR 815 E, Jennings, IN
Built 1895 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
CR 550E
PoorOver: BIG RACCOON Creek
00.20 S of MACE Rd, Parke, IN
Built 1907 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 232
CR 100E
PoorOver: BRANCH OF N. RAMP CREEK
00.20 N of CR 1100 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1930 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
CR 750W
PoorOver: BR OF MAIDEN RUN
00.50 N of CR 600 S, Putnam, IN
Built 1930 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 110
CR 675S
PoorOver: BR OF BELLE UNION CREEK
00.40 W of CR 1000 E, Putnam, IN
Built 1925 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 130
N CHIPPEWA ST
PoorOver: EEL RIVER
00.10 N OF STATE RD 16, Wabash, IN
Built 1877 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
HUSHAW RD
PoorOver: BIG SHAWNEE CREEK
00.30 S of GREEN BAY RD, Fountain, IN
Built 1924 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 100
CR 350 WEST
PoorOver: YOUNGS CREEK
0.10 S OF CR 725 S, Orange, IN
Built 1935 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 90
SHORT ST
PoorOver: SALT CREEK
00.54 MI W OF US 27, Randolph, IN
Built 1945 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 599
SADDLE BARN ROAD
PoorOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
00.07 W OF TUNNELTON RD, Lawrence, IN
Built 1905 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 365
MINERAL SPRING
PoorOver: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
00.40 N BEAM ST., Porter, IN
Built 1964 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 400
ALTON FREDONIA RD
PoorOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
0.10 W OF ATWOOD DRIVE, Crawford, IN
Built 1900 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 271
CR 500N
PoorOver: TRIB WHITE RIVER
01.11 N CR 400 N, Pike, IN
Built 1940 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 7
HATFIELD ROAD
PoorOver: OTTER CREEK
0.00 E OF GOVERNORS TRAIL, Crawford, IN
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 250
MAGNOLIA ROAD
PoorOver: JABY CREEK
0.10 E OF HUBBARD, Crawford, IN
Built 1933 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 400
CR 1000N
PoorOver: BRANCH OF N RAMP CREEK
00.20 W of CR 100 E, Putnam, IN
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 200
CR 625W
PoorOver: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
00.20 N of CR 350 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 280
Showing 17,751-17,800 of 18,630 bridges
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