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
SR 331 NB/CAPITAL
UnknownOver: I-90 RAMP TO 331/CAPITAL
03.24 E SR-23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1993 ADT: 1,780
SR 331 SB/CAPITAL
UnknownOver: I-90 RAMP TO 331/CAPITAL
03.24 E SR-23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1993 ADT: 1,780
I-90 EB
UnknownOver: CURRANT RD
03.80 E SR 23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1956 ADT: 428
I-90 WB
UnknownOver: CURRANT RD
03.80 E SR 23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1956 ADT: 428
BITTERSWEET ROAD
UnknownOver: I-90 WB
04.79 E SR 23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1956 ADT: 14,130
BEECH ROAD
UnknownOver: I-90 EBL
05.60 W SR 19, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1956 ADT: 28,260
US 20
UnknownOver: MIAMI HIGHWAY
00.87 E US-31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 10,443
SR 331/BREMEN HWY
UnknownOver: US 20 WB
02.81 S SR-933, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 12,719
US 20
UnknownOver: CLOVER ROAD
01.25 E SR-331, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 474
US 20 EB/SR 331 NB
UnknownOver: ELM RD/CAPITAL AVE SB
06.12 E US 31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 11,114
US 20 WB
UnknownOver: ELM RD/CAPITAL AVE SB
06.12 E US 31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 11,114
US 20 WB ON-RAMP
UnknownOver: SR 331 (ELM/CAPITAL) NB
06.12 E US-31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1991 ADT: 6,705
DOGWOOD ROAD
UnknownOver: US 20 WB
02.98 E SR-331, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1990 ADT: 19,729
BEECH RD
UnknownOver: US 20 WB
05.10 E SR 331, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1990 ADT: 19,385
LOCUST ROAD
UnknownOver: US-20 EBL
00.99 E SR 23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2009 ADT: 16,800
SR 3
UnknownOver: US-20(US-31) EBL
03.07 S SR-933, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2004 ADT: 13,750
US 20 WB
UnknownOver: IRELAND RD
01.35 E SR 23, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2011 ADT: 16,120
DIXIE HWY
UnknownOver: US 31 NB
0.260 S US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 8,974
SR 4
UnknownOver: US 31 NB
00.00 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 2,077
SR 4
UnknownOver: US 31 SB
00.00 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 4,070
DIXIE HWY
UnknownOver: US 31 SB
0.260 S US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 30,000
ROOSEVELT RD
UnknownOver: US 31 NB
02.24 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2012 ADT: 185
ROOSEVELT RD
UnknownOver: US 31 SB
02.24 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2012 ADT: 1,034
LAKE TRAIL
UnknownOver: US 31 SB
00.86 N SHIVELY RD, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 2,499
MILLER ROAD
UnknownOver: US 31 NB
02.80 N SR 4, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 18,974
NEW ROAD
UnknownOver: US 31 SB
00.90 E OLD US 31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 9,026
US 31
UnknownOver: KERN ROAD
01.10 S US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 40,520
US 31 NB
UnknownOver: Main Street
1.0 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 1,993
US 31 SB
UnknownOver: Main Street
01.00 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 1,000
US 31 NB On-Ramp
UnknownOver: Main Street
01.00 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 1,993
US 31 SB Off-Ramp
UnknownOver: Main Street
01.00 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 1,000
US 31 SB
UnknownOver: JACKSON RD
00.10 S US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 15,000
FELLOWS STREET
UnknownOver: US 20 WB
0.26 E US 31, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 19,017
JOHNSON ROAD
UnknownOver: US 31 SBL
00.50 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2014 ADT: 13,197
TWYCKENHAM DR
UnknownOver: NORTHSIDE BLVD
00.10 N SR 933, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1929 ADT: 2,533
MAYFLOWER RD
UnknownOver: ARDMORE TRAIL
00.45 N FILLMORE ROAD, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1970 ADT: 463
JOHNSON RD
UnknownOver: MAIN ST
00.50 SW US 20, St. Joseph, IN
Built 2016 ADT: 1,000
US 30 EB
UnknownOver: US-35
06.11 E SR-39, Starke, IN
Built 1958 ADT: 5,288
US 30 WB
UnknownOver: US-35
06.11 E SR-39, Starke, IN
Built 1958 ADT: 5,288
SR 120
UnknownOver: I-69 NB
00.07 E SR 127, Steuben, IN
Built 1965 ADT: 8,994
CR 10
UnknownOver: I-69 NBL
02.28 S SR 4, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 12,693
CR 700S
UnknownOver: I-69 SB
01.01 N SR 4, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 11,625
CR 500S
UnknownOver: I-69 SB
03.05 N SR 4, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 11,625
CR 325W
UnknownOver: I-69 NB
02.95 S US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 9,899
I-69 NB
UnknownOver: FOX LAKE RD
01.80 S US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 361
I-69 SB
UnknownOver: FOX LAKE RD
01.80 S US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 361
CR 100N
UnknownOver: I-69 NB
01.62 N US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1963 ADT: 10,204
I-69 SB
UnknownOver: SB CR 200W
02.43 N US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1965 ADT: 3,767
I-69 SB
UnknownOver: SB CR 200W
02.43 N US 20, Steuben, IN
Built 1965 ADT: 3,767
CR 200N
UnknownOver: I-69 SB
02.52 S SR-127, Steuben, IN
Built 1964 ADT: 8,317
Showing 1,751-1,800 of 18,630 bridges
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