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
CLINTON ST
PoorOver: BECKETT RUN
00.50 N AUBURN RD, Allen, IN
Built 1948 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 20,000
JOLIET STREET
PoorOver: ST JOHN DITCH
00.40 E. of US 41, Lake, IN
Built 1969 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 5,542
VANDERGRIFF RD
PoorOver: BUCK CREEK
00.45 E OF SENOUR RD, Marion, IN
Built 1958 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 237
WHEELING AVENUE
PoorOver: HEDGELAND DITCH
00.08 S of CR 1070 N, Delaware, IN
Built 1965 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,460
CR 150E
PoorOver: CROFT DITCH
00.43 S OF CR 300 N, Noble, IN
Built 1920 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 770
CR 600E
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
00.70 N 200 N, Porter, IN
Built 1971 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 80
SR 43
PoorOver: WALTERS DITCH
01.53 N SR 225, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1989 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 7,604
CR 1200S
PoorOver: A Kirkpatrick Ditch
00.35 W of CR 825 W, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1960 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 22
AUDUBON RD
PoorOver: DEVON CREEK
00.20 N OF 46TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1962 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 897
CR 900 NORTH
PoorOver: SNAIL CREEK
00.60 W OF CR 200 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1930 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 100
CR 700N
PoorOver: LOW'S BRANCH
00.10 MI E OF CR 600 E, Randolph, IN
Built 1987 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 317
CR 975 S
PoorOver: BRANCH OF MARIA CREEK
00.30 W OF CR 500 E, Sullivan, IN
Built 1910 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 110
GREEN ST
PoorOver: CRIETZ CREEK
00.10 N of US 40, Wayne, IN
Built 1917 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,396
SR 38
PoorOver: STOKER DITCH
04.75 E US 421, Boone, IN
Built 1966 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 329
ALSTOTT ROAD
PoorOver: HIGHFILL CREEK
0.80 NW OF SYCAMORE ROAD, Crawford, IN
Built 1935 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 271
COTTAGE AVE
PoorOver: ROCK RUN CREEK
00.10 N OF SR 4, Elkhart, IN
Built 1978 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,531
LITTLE CHICAGO RD
PoorOver: MORSE RESERVOIR
01.46 N SR 38, Hamilton, IN
Built 1954 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 15,750
MCKEEVER STREET
PoorOver: LOON CREEK
0.2 MI W OF MAIN ST, Huntington, IN
Built 1930 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 420
CR 1000 EAST
PoorOver: TIPPECANOE RIVER
00.75 N OF CR 450 N, Kosciusko, IN
Built 1984 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 125
SR 51
PoorOver: DEEP RIVER
02.00 N US 30, Lake, IN
Built 1962 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 8,220
CR 800E
PoorOver: JAIN DITCH
00.20 S CR 500 N, Starke, IN
Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 125
CR 700W
PoorOver: Flint Creek
00.34 S of CR 500 S, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 460
MONROEVILLE RD
PoorOver: HOFFMAN DRAIN
00.10 W OF FACKLER RD, Allen, IN
Built 1960 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,071
WINTERS RD
PoorOver: HARBER DRAIN
00.10 E BLUFFTON RD, Allen, IN
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 224
CR 46
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
00.50 E OF CR 21, Elkhart, IN
Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,718
CR 450W
PoorOver: BRANCH OF SYMONS CREEK
00.40 N of CR 900 N, Fayette, IN
Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
WAVERLY ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
00.10 N ACKERMAN RD, Porter, IN
Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,130
CR 1450N
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
00.50 E CR 200 E, Vermillion, IN
Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 117
CR 125S
PoorOver: BRANCH PATOKA RIVER
00.35 E CR 500 W, Pike, IN
Built 1935 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 200
ARIZONA STREET
PoorOver: DEEP RIVER
00.30 N of 61st Ave, Lake, IN
Built 1964 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 2,141
CR 38
PoorOver: Branch of Oil Creek
00.20 N of CR 119, Perry, IN
Built 1945 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 120
OLD US 231
PoorOver: Wea Creek
00.12 S of CR 375 S, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1929 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 6,262
CR 150 S (KELLEY)
PoorOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.10 E OF KIRKLIN BRICK R, Clinton, IN
Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,209
CR 500N
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
00.03 W of CR 850 E, Delaware, IN
Built 1920 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 210
CR 800 WEST
PoorOver: LATTAS CREEK
0.10 S OF CR 300 N, Greene, IN
Built 1945 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 110
CR 900S
PoorOver: SPRING Creek
00.00 Int of CR 450 W, Parke, IN
Built 1941 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 908
QUINN Rd
PoorOver: PINE Creek
00.30 W of WALNUT Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 118
CR 1050S
PoorOver: NORTON Creek
00.30 W of CR 250 E, Vermillion, IN
Built 1910 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 117
SR 236
PoorOver: WEST FK BIG WALNUT CREEK
01.60 W SR 75, Hendricks, IN
Built 1948 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,627
CR 700 EAST
PoorOver: TWO MILE DITCH
00.50 N OF JCT SR 26, Blackford, IN
Built 1982 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 110
EWING ROAD
PoorOver: E FORK WHITE RIVER OVERF
0.32 E OF CR 150 W, Jackson, IN
Built 1930 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 500
CLARK STREET
PoorOver: BRANCH BEAVER DAM DITCH
00.20 S. of 101st Ave, Lake, IN
Built 1960 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,369
NORTH LAKE STREET
PoorOver: GRAND CALUMET RIVER
00.10 N. of HEMLOCK AVE., Lake, IN
Built 1920 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,538
SOUTHPORT RD
PoorOver: WHITE RIVER
00.50 E OF MANN RD, Marion, IN
Built 1950 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 11,120
US 36
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
01.59 W US 27, Randolph, IN
Built 1941 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,584
ELKINS ROAD
PoorOver: KNOB CREEK
00.23 W OF BARTLETTSVILLE, Lawrence, IN
Built 1984 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 255
DARDEN Rd
PoorOver: GEYER Ditch
00.50 E of TAMARACK Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1971 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 157
CR 500 S
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
0.6 MI E CR 900 E, Howard, IN
Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 390
CR 400 SOUTH
PoorOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.30 W OF CR 700 E, Johnson, IN
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 712
LYNHURST DR
PoorOver: SEERLEY CREEK
00.35 N KENTUCKY AVE, Marion, IN
Built 1910 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,130
Showing 18,251-18,300 of 18,630 bridges
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