State profile · Below median Poor share

Indiana bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Indiana.

19,495
Public bridges
42.2%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

Indiana holds 19,495 public highway bridges (#11 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.22% Poor share (#32 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 21 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

19,495

Public highway bridges in Indiana

Good Condition

42.2%

8,224 bridges rated 7-9

-7.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.2%

1,018 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Indiana vs national bridge condition

Indiana - Good condition share 42.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Indiana - Poor-condition share 17.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Indiana in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Indiana has 19,495 bridges and a 5.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Indiana has 19,495 bridges and a 5.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Indiana vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

19,495 11th of 54 higher than 43 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Indiana

The highlighted point is Indiana: 19,495 bridges and 5.22% in Poor condition, rank #21 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Indiana on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Indiana

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 19,495 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Indiana’s inventory

State agency holds 31.6% of the 19,495 public highway bridges filed under Indiana in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Indiana’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.0% of the 19,495 bridges with a recorded original year in Indiana. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Indiana42.2%52.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Indiana (FHWA NBI)

Counties (92)

Adams 194 Allen 613 Bartholomew 269 Benton 151 Blackford 73 Boone 293 Brown 114 Carroll 161 Cass 185 Clark 257 Clay 185 Clinton 210 Crawford 123 Daviess 221 DeKalb 149 Dearborn 145 Decatur 220 Delaware 277 Dubois 220 Elkhart 278 Fayette 100 Floyd 145 Fountain 197 Franklin 159 Fulton 85 Gibson 362 Grant 280 Greene 239 Hamilton 454 Hancock 201 Harrison 127 Hendricks 355 Henry 206 Howard 194 Huntington 187 Jackson 321 Jasper 189 Jay 191 Jefferson 153 Jennings 163 Johnson 230 Knox 290 Kosciusko 152 LaGrange 100 LaPorte 227 Lake 501 Lawrence 165 Madison 301 Marion 958 Marshall 183 Martin 104 Miami 171 Monroe 232 Montgomery 252 Morgan 252 Newton 172 Noble 89 Ohio 41 Orange 137 Owen 150 Parke 200 Perry 151 Pike 172 Porter 277 Posey 208 Pulaski 102 Putnam 290 Randolph 257 Ripley 191 Rush 227 Scott 118 Shelby 247 Spencer 244 St. Joseph 227 Starke 86 Steuben 135 Sullivan 217 Switzerland 62 Tippecanoe 330 Tipton 113 Union 58 Vanderburgh 279 Vermillion 127 Vigo 296 Wabash 192 Warren 135 Warrick 197 Washington 174 Wayne 343 Wells 158 White 214 Whitley 115

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.

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616
Selected

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

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.

SR 66 ILL SR 14

Poor

Over: WABASH RIVER & SERVICE R

00.35 W of SR 69, Posey, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,065

SERVICE ROAD

Poor

Over: MARIO CREEK

INDIANA WOMEN PRISON, Marion, IN

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

PARK ROAD/TRAIL

Poor

Over: UNT MUD/RIVIR LAKES

00.00 CHAIN-O-LAKES ST PK, Noble, IN

Built 1893 Load: 0.0 t

ENTRANCE

Poor

Over: MADISON RR

00.00 MADISON ST HOSPITAL, Jefferson, IN

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 133

BOND CEMETERY ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK OF SALT CREEK

.2MI S OF GREEN VALLEY RD, Brown, IN

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t

CR 200S

Poor

Over: BIRCH CREEK

00.70 E of 250 W, Clay, IN

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t

All Bridges in Indiana

CHICAGO STREET

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

00.01 W OF JAMESON ST., Boone, IN

Built 1955 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 400

SALEM ROAD

Good

Over: PJ BRYAN DITCH

0.40 MILES N OF CR 700 S, Adams, IN

Built 2018 Load: 69.5 t ADT: 179

MARGARET AVE

Good

Over: NEW THOMPSON DITCH

00.10 E 25TH ST, Vigo, IN

Built 2016 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 5,451

Nation Rd

Good

Over: Branch of McFadden Creek

00.01 MI W of GUN CLUB RD, Posey, IN

Built 1999 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 149

CR 450E

Good

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

00.40 N OF CR 550 N, Rush, IN

Built 1986 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 100

SR 159

Good

Over: KUHN DITCH

01.71 N SR 67, Knox, IN

Built 2022 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 1,984

I-90 EB

Good

Over: FAWN RIVER (WEST)

01.59 W SR 9, LaGrange, IN

Built 1956 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 12,463

I-90 WB

Good

Over: FAWN RIVER (WEST)

01.59 W SR 9, LaGrange, IN

Built 1956 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 12,463

US 41

Good

Over: LUTZ CREEK

00.50 S SR68, Gibson, IN

Built 1948 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 23,379

CR 000 E/W

Good

Over: HABEGGER DITCH

0.10 MILES S OF CR 500 S, Adams, IN

Built 1971 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 2,208

TONY RD

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK PIPE CREEK

01.00 W of SR 229, Franklin, IN

Built 1994 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 225

INDIANA AVE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF S HOGAN CREEK

00.20 S OF US 50, Dearborn, IN

Built 1997 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 230

MICHIGAN ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

00.60 W OF CR 800 E, Shelby, IN

Built 2018 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 1,500

PEA RIDGE RD

Good

Over: MCBRIDE BRANCH

00.00 S POTTERSVILLE RD, Owen, IN

Built 2019 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 450

WOLF RUN RD

Good

Over: W FK INDIAN-KENTUCK CR

00.02 W CHINA MANVILLE R, Jefferson, IN

Built 1976 Load: 71.2 t ADT: 225

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: YOUNGS CREEK

0.10 N OF SOUTH STREET, Johnson, IN

Built 2017 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 1,799

Barton Beach Rd

Good

Over: Dry Run

00.72 N of Schuyler Ave, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1983 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 147

CR 1000E

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

00.05 N OF N 1000 E, Hancock, IN

Built 2012 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 460

CR 850W

Good

Over: TIPPECANOE RIVER

00.84 N OF CR 350 S, Noble, IN

Built 2010 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 220

US 24

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY HUNTER DITCH

01.45 E E JCT SR 55, Newton, IN

Built 2007 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 2,707

CR 1300E

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.12 S N COUNTY LINE RD, White, IN

Built 1983 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 115

SR 10

Good

Over: KNIGHT DITCH

02.31 E US 41, Newton, IN

Built 2023 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 4,796

PARK ROAD DITCH

Good

Over: RYAN DITCH

00.00 JASPER-PULASKI FISH, Jasper, IN

Built 1993 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 143

OLD US 421

Good

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

00.30 NW CR 420 W, Decatur, IN

Built 2014 Load: 72.2 t ADT: 7,770

US 24

Good

Over: MORRISON/TALLEY DITCH

01.53 E US 41/US 52, Newton, IN

Built 2003 Load: 72.5 t ADT: 4,976

SR 67

Good

Over: LITTLE NO NAME CREEK

06.83 N I-69, Delaware, IN

Built 1999 Load: 72.5 t ADT: 12,872

MOORE RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

00.80 N OF CHILDERS RD, Owen, IN

Built 2019 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 190

CR 400N

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

00.10 E of CR 875 E, Putnam, IN

Built 2018 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 190

CONTRERAS PIKE

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

01.00 E OF STONE ROAD, Union, IN

Built 1996 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 275

ARBOGAST AVE

Good

Over: CADY MARSH DITCH

00.52 S. of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN

Built 2014 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 200

CAMP ROAD #2

Good

Over: DILTS & ANSTIS DITCH

00.00 TIPPECANOE STATE PA, Pulaski, IN

Built 1991 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 143

I-469

Good

Over: GRICE DITCH

01.04 W SR 37, Allen, IN

Built 1992 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 33,629

CR 800E

Good

Over: WILLIAMS DITCH

00.20 S OF LOGANSPORT RD, Cass, IN

Built 2023 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 30

HAGUE RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED DITCH

00.21 N OF SR 38, Hamilton, IN

Built 2004 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 14,090

CR 300S

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

00.15 W OF CR 200 W, Wells, IN

Built 1985 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 349

SR 37

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

01.52 N SR 101, Allen, IN

Built 2022 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 3,000

COLUMBIA AVENUE

Good

Over: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER

00.60 N. of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN

Built 1953 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 8,950

CR 800E

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

00.11 S OF E 500 S, Hancock, IN

Built 1981 Load: 73.3 t ADT: 60

I-69

Good

Over: BRANCH MUD CREEK

00.18 S SR 356, Pike, IN

Built 2012 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,731

MT PLEASANT ROAD

Good

Over: N BRANCH FRIENDS CREEK

0.15 E OF US 231, Martin, IN

Built 2021 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 63

CR 100S

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

00.01 W CR 800 E, White, IN

Built 2010 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 120

CR 1550W

Good

Over: ANTRIM DITCH

00.65 N OF CR 200N, Pulaski, IN

Built 1986 Load: 73.8 t ADT: 50

SIMONTON ST

Good

Over: CHRISTIANA CREEK

00.10 E OF WILLOWDALE, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 947

HARRISON STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER

00.70 N. of 35th AVENUE, Lake, IN

Built 2019 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 5,070

US 20 EB US 31 SB

Good

Over: NS RR (NEW ENERGY SPUR)

00.68 W SR 23, St. Joseph, IN

Built 2003 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 17,227

US 50

Good

Over: UNT SIX MILE CREEK

00.34 W SR 3, Jennings, IN

Built 2013 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 6,270

SR 38

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

00.16 W SR 3, Henry, IN

Built 2023 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 7,887

SR 64

Good

Over: BRANCH FLEMING CREEK

00.05 E SR 145, Crawford, IN

Built 2007 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,500

FRAN-LIN PARKWAY

Good

Over: HART DITCH

00.40 N. of 45th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1968 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 2,711

FRAN-LIN PARKWAY

Good

Over: HART DITCH

00.40 N. of 45th Ave, Lake, IN

Built 1968 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 2,711

Showing 18,251-18,300 of 19,495 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Indiana Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.