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

CR 300S

Poor

Over: Lost Creek

00.44 E of CR 500 W, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1965 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 405

MONROEVILLE RD

Poor

Over: FLATROCK CREEK

00.10 E OF SR 101, Allen, IN

Built 1975 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 1,148

DEEP CUT LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.16 S OF SR 650, Martin, IN

Built 1890 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 63

CR 650N

Poor

Over: Little RACCOON Creek

00.20 E of SADDLE CLB Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1856 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 132

SLATE CUT RD

Poor

Over: STUCKER DITCH

00.37 N OF SR 56, Scott, IN

Built 1960 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 720

SR 234

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

06.91 E US 231, Montgomery, IN

Built 1941 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,730

CR 575 WEST

Poor

Over: NORTH PRONG STOTTS CR

0.20 N OF CR 100 N, Johnson, IN

Built 1968 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 331

CR 900S

Poor

Over: SUGAR MILL CREEK

00.30 E of CR 675 E, Fountain, IN

Built 1963 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 125

LEISURE LANE

Poor

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

0.02 N OF FAIRVIEW ROAD, Johnson, IN

Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,061

TUNNELTON DENNISON

Poor

Over: GUTHRIE CREEK

0.36 N OF DEVILS BACKBONE, Lawrence, IN

Built 1970 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 183

N C ST

Poor

Over: BIG DUCK CREEK

00.10 W SR 13, Madison, IN

Built 1940 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 781

CR 675W

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.40 MILES S OF SR 120, Steuben, IN

Built 1967 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 431

MDL JAMESTOWN RD

Poor

Over: CUNNINGHAM DITCH

00.30 N OF CR 400 S, Boone, IN

Built 1930 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 120

SPRINGERSVILLE RD

Poor

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

00.20 W of CR 550 E, Fayette, IN

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 425

CR 900W

Poor

Over: PIPE CREEK

00.77 MI. N. of SR 18, Grant, IN

Built 1920 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 160

PERRY RD

Poor

Over: ELKHART RIVER

00.15 E OF RIVER RD, Noble, IN

Built 1969 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,090

KONRADI RD

Poor

Over: ZIEGLER CREEK

00.60 E OF PLATT RD, Dearborn, IN

Built 1930 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 100

CELESTINE Rd N

Poor

Over: POLSON Creek

00.10 S of SR 545, Dubois, IN

Built 1967 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 844

OLD SR 38

Poor

Over: SYMONDS CREEK

07.65 E SR 103, Henry, IN

Built 1928 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 200

CR 800S

Poor

Over: LINDLEY JORDAN CREEK

0.9 MILES WEST OF STATE L, Jay, IN

Built 1978 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 127

CR 300W

Poor

Over: LILLY CREEK

00.10 S CR 1100 N, Madison, IN

Built 1981 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 438

ORANGE ST

Poor

Over: SALT CREEK

00.10 MI E OF MAIN ST, Randolph, IN

Built 1971 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 788

SR 28

Poor

Over: MISSISSINEWA RIVER

3.26 E SR 3, Delaware, IN

Built 1928 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 9,995

169TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: SPRING RUN DITCH

00.40 W. of SR 55, Lake, IN

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 874

MCINTOSH RD

Poor

Over: JACK CREEK

00.00 E CR 850 S, Owen, IN

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

CR 200W

Poor

Over: DAMON RUN

00.70 N U.S. 6, Porter, IN

Built 1968 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,230

Upper Meinshein Rd

Poor

Over: Branch of Little Creek

00.51 MI E of UPR MT VERN, Posey, IN

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 139

SR 154

Poor

Over: TURMAN CREEK

02.17 W SR 63, Sullivan, IN

Built 1946 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,300

CR 000 E/W

Poor

Over: KILMORE CREEK

0.20 S OF CR 425 N, Clinton, IN

Built 1925 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 306

CR 775 W

Poor

Over: WEST FORK HONEY CREEK

0.1 MI N SR 26, Howard, IN

Built 1899 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 193

BARTLETTSVILLE RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SALT CREEK

00.36 N OF RAMSEY RIDGE, Lawrence, IN

Built 1965 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 305

SR 46

Poor

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

00.44 W US 52, Dearborn, IN

Built 1937 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,142

LIBERTY MILLS RD

Poor

Over: ABOITE CREEK

00.60 W OF HAMILTON RD, Allen, IN

Built 1968 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 536

ELIZABETH ST

Poor

Over: SPY RUN CREEK

00.10 E OF CLINTON ST, Allen, IN

Built 1993 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 7,525

CR 300S

Poor

Over: JACKSON RUN

00.65 W OF CR 875 E, Boone, IN

Built 1940 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,023

CR 200N

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

0.2 MILES WEST OF SR 1, Jay, IN

Built 1984 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 121

MACY HOLLOW ROAD

Poor

Over: LICK CREEK

0.40 N OF MCVILLE ROAD, Greene, IN

Built 1940 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 110

HAZELRIGG ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

01.10 W OF CR 350 W, Boone, IN

Built 1935 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 230

CR 450 EAST

Poor

Over: DEEDS CREEK

00.15 N OF US 30, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

HURON WILLIAMS RD

Poor

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK

02.11 S OF SR 450, Lawrence, IN

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 122

ABANDONED CR 500 W

Poor

Over: MARSH AREA

00.00 WILLOW SLOUGH WILD., Newton, IN

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t

CR 100S

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK BIG GRAHAM CK

00.35 E OF OLD MICHIGAN R, Ripley, IN

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 150

CR 600W

Poor

Over: Flint Creek

00.41 S of CR 500 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 87

E County Line Rd

Poor

Over: Buck Creek

00.04 S of CR 500 N, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1978 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 51

CR 500 S

Poor

Over: TREATY CREEK

01.00 W OF OLD STATE RD 1, Wabash, IN

Built 1970 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 220

FISHER RD

Poor

Over: JAMES T. JOHNSON DRAIN

00.30 W OF FELGER RD, Allen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 125

ANTWERP RD

Poor

Over: OBERHALTZER DITCH

00.20 W TRAMMEL ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 150

MULBERRY JEFFERSON

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF SPRING CREEK

0.50 W OF CR CR 600 W, Clinton, IN

Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,217

WILSON ROAD

Poor

Over: DUNES CREEK

00.00 DUNES STATE PARK, Porter, IN

Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 143

SR 42

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

03.47 E US 231, Putnam, IN

Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,250

Showing 18,101-18,150 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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