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

ST ANTHONY Rd W

Poor

Over: Branch of FLAT Creek

00.60 N of CR 450 S, Dubois, IN

Built 1979 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 298

CR 750N

Poor

Over: Burnett Creek

00.05 W of CR 100 W, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1957 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 413

SR 163

Poor

Over: BROUILLETTS CREEK

01.18 N SR 71, Vermillion, IN

Built 1932 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,645

I-70 EB

Poor

Over: E FK/E FK WHITEWATER RIV

00.18 E SR 121, Wayne, IN

Built 1959 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 18,702

MEYER RD

Poor

Over: TRIER DRAIN

00.50 N PAULDING RD, Allen, IN

Built 1969 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 2,525

CUBA RD

Poor

Over: OBERHALTZER DITCH

00.05 N OF GRABILL ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1937 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,150

CR 350 SOUTH

Poor

Over: AMITY DITCH

0.05 W OF US 31, Johnson, IN

Built 1960 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 65

I-90 RAMP/BUCHANAN

Poor

Over: GRAND CALUMET RIVER

01.95 E US 12, Lake, IN

Built 1956 Load: 28.5 t

CR 800S

Poor

Over: WAY DITCH

00.20 W SR 39, LaPorte, IN

Built 1983 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 875

SR 32

Poor

Over: WHITE RIVER

04.15 E US 27, Randolph, IN

Built 1956 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,909

US 41 NB

Poor

Over: POND FLAT DITCH

02.01 S I-64, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1946 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 14,325

US 41 SB

Poor

Over: POND FLAT DITCH

02.01 S I-64, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1946 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 14,325

SR 1

Poor

Over: CARDINAL GREENWAY

00.56 N US 35, Wayne, IN

Built 1976 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,369

LENBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: SALT CREEK

00.30 E MCCOOL RD, Porter, IN

Built 1968 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 3,140

CR 625 WEST

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.60 N OF CR 375 N, Johnson, IN

Built 1960 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 363

CYNTHEANNE RD

Poor

Over: DYERS CREEK

00.41 S OF STRAWTOWN AVE, Hamilton, IN

Built 1974 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 140

30TH STREET

Poor

Over: WHITE RIVER

.5 MI E OF COLD SPRING RD, Marion, IN

Built 1907 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 35,555

PLYMOUTH ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF WOODS FORK

00.61 E OF SR 3, Scott, IN

Built 1955 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 250

WIMBERG RD

Poor

Over: LOCUST CREEK

00.10 E OF ST JOSEPH AVE, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1906 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,906

SR 218

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

02.16 W SR 1, Wells, IN

Built 1933 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,604

CR 500 WEST

Poor

Over: MOSSBURG DITCH

00.30 S OF CR 100 S, Wells, IN

Built 1930 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100

MAHALASVILLE RD

Poor

Over: INDIAN TRACE CREEK

00.30 W OF S HAASETOWN RD, Morgan, IN

Built 1926 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 360

CR 900N

Poor

Over: BROWN DITCH

00.38 W LOWES RD, White, IN

Built 1982 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 200

CR 3

Poor

Over: BAUGO CREEK

00.90 N OF CR 28, Elkhart, IN

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 674

TWIN DRY FORD RD

Poor

Over: GARRISON CREEK

00.10 S of CR 650 S, Fayette, IN

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

BRANSON ST

Poor

Over: MISSISSINEWA RIVER

00.14 MI N of SR 18, Grant, IN

Built 1910 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,460

CR 200N

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.20 W OF CR 350 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150

CR 600W

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.30 MILES S OF SR 120, Steuben, IN

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 166

CR 500N

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BUSH CREEK

01.00 MI E of SR 1, Randolph, IN

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 245

CR 700 SOUTH

Poor

Over: BOGUS RUN

00.20 E OF CR 200 W, Starke, IN

Built 2005 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100

OLD SHADELAND RD

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

00.23 NE of SR 25, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 594

COLUMBIA ST

Poor

Over: DELTA LAKE

00.10 W OF DELTA BLVD, Allen, IN

Built 1939 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 10,025

CR 200 NORTH

Poor

Over: WAYMAN DITCH

0.01 W OF SR 135, Jackson, IN

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 250

N. EAGELSON AVENUE

Poor

Over: INDIANA RR CO

00.00 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Monroe, IN

Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,652

CR 90 EAST

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BACON CREEK

0.10 N OF CR 1025 S, Orange, IN

Built 1920 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 200

US 40

Poor

Over: ABANDONED RR

04.90 E SR 59, Clay, IN

Built 1926 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 7,076

SR 43

Poor

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

06.72 N SR 54, Greene, IN

Built 1967 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 643

US 52

Poor

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

00.13 E SR 9, Shelby, IN

Built 1955 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 5,707

CR 1175 N

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF TURMAN CREEK

00.03 E OF N DIVISION RD, Sullivan, IN

Built 1985 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 190

ELM Rd

Poor

Over: GRIMES Ditch

00.10 S of MADISON Rd, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1979 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,207

WHISKEY RUN RANCH

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF SLICK RUN

0.00 N OF SLICK CREEK, Crawford, IN

Built 1930 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 100

CR 400S

Poor

Over: BUCK CREEK

00.16 E of WALNUT St, Delaware, IN

Built 1961 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 260

I-65 SB

Poor

Over: BROWN DITCH

03.64 S SR 2, Lake, IN

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 22,124

MAYFLOWER ROAD

Poor

Over: CONRAIL RR

00.40 N OF FILLMORE ROAD, St. Joseph, IN

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,063

CR 100W

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

00.20 N OF CR 900 S, Hendricks, IN

Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 175

FAIRVIEW RD

Poor

Over: UPPER INDIAN CREEK

00.01 S of CULBERTSON RD, Switzerland, IN

Built 1979 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 325

Hunter Hill Rd

Poor

Over: Branch of Big Pine Creek

00.17 W of CR 225 E, Warren, IN

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

AMBER RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

00.90 S OF US 24, Allen, IN

Built 1935 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 102

CR 600E

Poor

Over: MOUNTS RUN

00.30 N OF CR 200 N, Boone, IN

Built 1930 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 260

HARTMAN ST

Poor

Over: BERLIN COURT DITCH

00.40 N US 6, Elkhart, IN

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,001

Showing 18,301-18,350 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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