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 850N
PoorOver: DUCK CREEK
00.44 W OF CR 1200 E, Bartholomew, IN
Built 1915 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 150
LINGLE RD
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
00.50 E OF SR 67, Owen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 140
CR 500 NORTH
PoorOver: GRASSY CREEK
0.20 E OF CR 75 W, Johnson, IN
Built 1985 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 7,111
CR 700 NORTH
PoorOver: LEATHERWOOD CREEK
0.20 E OF CR 600 E, Johnson, IN
Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,191
CR 125S
PoorOver: BRANCH FLAT CREEK
00.01 E CR 200 W, Pike, IN
Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 200
CR 350N
PoorOver: Saltzman Drain
00.37 W of E County Line, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1959 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 161
CR 300N
PoorOver: JORDAN CREEK
00.20 E of CR 1100 W, Warren, IN
Built 1953 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 300
12TH ST
PoorOver: LITTLE WILLIAMS CREEK
00.70 W of GRAY RD, Fayette, IN
Built 1968 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 575
I-70 WB
PoorOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
01.28 W SR 1, Wayne, IN
Built 1965 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 19,818
CR 500 S
PoorOver: BACK CREEK
00.20 W OF CR 600 E, Wabash, IN
Built 1979 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 600
CR 150W
PoorOver: MOOTS CREEK
00.02 S CR 950 S, White, IN
Built 1932 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 125
BLUFFTON RD
PoorOver: HARBER DRAIN
00.02 S WINTERS RD, Allen, IN
Built 1927 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 12,025
CR 700E
PoorOver: N Branch OTTER Creek
00.50 S of SR 59, Parke, IN
Built 1900 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 103
121ST AVENUE
PoorOver: NILES DITCH
00.20 E of IOWA ST, Lake, IN
Built 1977 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 125
CR 300E
PoorOver: YELLOW RIVER
00.10 S CR 50 N, Starke, IN
Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 875
HANGING ROCK RD
PoorOver: SALAMONIE RIVER
00.10 E OF STATE RD 524, Wabash, IN
Built 1963 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 375
DIVISION ROAD
PoorOver: NORTH PRONG STOTTS CR
0.30 E OF CR 700 W, Johnson, IN
Built 1979 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 102
INDIAN CREEK RD
PoorOver: WILDCAT BROOK
00.40 E OF HICKORY RD, Marion, IN
Built 1979 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 233
CR 425 WEST
PoorOver: LICK CREEK
0.05 S OF CR 150 N, Orange, IN
Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 181
BRIDGE AVE
PoorOver: W FORK WHITEWATER RIVER
00.10 W SIM HODGIN PKWY, Wayne, IN
Built 1960 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 4,618
CR 36
PoorOver: HORN DITCH
00.30 E OF US 33, Elkhart, IN
Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,450
BROADWAY AVE
PoorOver: CARPENTIER CREEK
00.30 E OF RED BANK RD, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,062
TAMARACK DR
PoorOver: SHOPPMAN DRAIN
00.10 W OF REED RD, Allen, IN
Built 1971 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 462
SALT FORK RD
PoorOver: SOAPSTONE CREEK
01.80 N SR 1, Dearborn, IN
Built 1987 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 100
DIVISION Rd
PoorOver: CROOKED Creek
00.60 E of CR 600 W, Dubois, IN
Built 1991 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 928
CR 500E
PoorOver: TURKEY Run
00.10 N of CR 240 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1921 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 120
BLUFFTON ROAD
PoorOver: GOSS-SWITZER DITCH
0.1 MILES WEST OF CR 650, Jay, IN
Built 1984 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 181
CR 850N
PoorOver: BR MUD PINE CREEK
00.52 E of CR 400 W, Warren, IN
Built 1915 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 60
CR 500 W
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
00.10 INT OF CR 500 S, Wabash, IN
Built 1962 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 225
HAZELDELL PKWY
PoorOver: COOL CREEK
00.18 S OF 116TH ST, Hamilton, IN
Built 1998 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,260
US 41 NB
PoorOver: BUSSERON CREEK
01.35 S SR 54, Sullivan, IN
Built 1972 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 6,687
CR 875W
PoorOver: WALNUT FORK SUGAR CR
00.90 N OF CR 100 S, Boone, IN
Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 120
CR 830 EAST
PoorOver: SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK
0.50 S OF CR 200 N, Clinton, IN
Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 204
CR 700 SOUTH
PoorOver: WITHE CREEK
0.10 W OF CR 880 W, Clinton, IN
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 102
CR 500 WEST
PoorOver: MAJENICA CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CR 400 S, Huntington, IN
Built 1977 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 107
CR 150N
PoorOver: STORM CREEK
00.39 E OF CR 700 W, Jennings, IN
Built 1905 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 125
TR 257
PoorOver: WABASH RIVER
01.10 NW CR 220 N, Knox, IN
Built 1906 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 750
CR 450W
PoorOver: SPRING Creek
00.00 Int of CR 900 S, Parke, IN
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
CR 400 E
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
00.55 N OF CR 600 S, Sullivan, IN
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 110
HOGUE RD
PoorOver: CARPENTIER CREEK
00.60 E OF RED BANK RD, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,943
CHAMBERLAIN STREET
PoorOver: LOST CREEK
00.30 S US 40, Vigo, IN
Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,441
SR 9
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
02.83 N SR 28, Madison, IN
Built 1923 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 4,331
CR 800S
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
00.10 W OF KINGMAN ROAD, Fountain, IN
Built 1960 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 475
LAHMEYER RD
PoorOver: BULLERMAN DRAIN
00.20 N OF STELLHORN RD, Allen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 8,050
IRON BRIDGE RD
PoorOver: NATURAL DRAIN
00.30 N OF KRESS RD, Allen, IN
Built 1976 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 102
CR 100S
PoorOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
01.30 W CR 300 E, Boone, IN
Built 1920 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 850
MERIDIAN RD
PoorOver: METOCINAH CREEK
00.45 N CR 600 N, Grant, IN
Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 180
US 6
PoorOver: MUCK POCKET
00.84 E SR 51/I-80/94, Lake, IN
Built 1941 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 22,439
ACTON ROAD
PoorOver: MAZE CREEK
00.40 S OF MAZE ROAD, Marion, IN
Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,688
US 40
PoorOver: SALLUST BRANCH
00.50 W SR 75, Putnam, IN
Built 1921 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,052
Showing 18,151-18,200 of 18,630 bridges
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