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
WARTHEN RD
PoorOver: BURKHART CREEK
00.25 W OF N DUCKWORTH RD, Morgan, IN
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
OLD SR 37
PoorOver: BLUFF CREEK
00.80 S OF SR 144, Morgan, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,740
CR 600N
PoorOver: GRETZINGER DITCH
00.01 E OF CR 400 E, Noble, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,840
BAYSINGER RD
PoorOver: LICK CREEK
0.5 S OF PORTER RIDGE RD, Owen, IN
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
CR 350N
PoorOver: BRANCH LITTLE CONGER CR
00.79 E SR 65, Pike, IN
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67
CR 1100S
PoorOver: S FORK PATOKA RIVER
00.19 W CR 425 E, Pike, IN
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74
CR 250S
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
00.15 E OF CR 465 E, Pulaski, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190
CR 100W
PoorOver: LICK CREEK
00.10 S OF SR 244, Rush, IN
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550
BIG OX ROAD
PoorOver: LITTLE OX CREEK
00.43 S OF LEOTA ROAD, Scott, IN
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
W. LAKE ROAD WEST
PoorOver: LITTLE JOE CREEK
00.10 W FINLEY FIREHOUSE, Scott, IN
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
FIREHOUSE RD
PoorOver: OX DITCH
00.55 N THOMASTOWN RD, Scott, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
CR 600E
PoorOver: ROBBINS DITCH
00.01 S OF CR 800 N, Starke, IN
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 862
PATTERSON ROAD
PoorOver: RICHLAND CREEK
00.20 N OF CR 225 N, Union, IN
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
ST JOSEPH RD
PoorOver: FORK OF LITTLE CREEK
00.00 INT OF NEU RD, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 744
NORTH ST
PoorOver: FEATHER CREEK
00.10 E of 6th St, Vermillion, IN
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 249
FARMERSBURG St
PoorOver: TURMAN CREEK
00.10 S FRENCH DR, Vigo, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 188
Old NATIONAL Rd
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
00.90 W THORPE RD, Vigo, IN
Built 1919 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 322
CR 1050 S
PoorOver: GRANT CREEK
00.10 W OF LAFONTAINE, Wabash, IN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220
WINTHROP RD
PoorOver: Branch of Kickapoo CREEK
00.05 E of Mountz Rd, Warren, IN
Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
CR 475N
PoorOver: BRANCH BIG PINE CREEK
00.34 W of CR 25 E, Warren, IN
Built 1911 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
CR 850N
PoorOver: JORDAN CREEK
00.27 W of CR 700 W, Warren, IN
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60
LESLIE ROAD
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY OF COLES CREEK
00.05 MI E OF BRUSH CREEK, Warrick, IN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 135
SR 38
PoorOver: MORGAN CREEK
03.17 E SR 1, Wayne, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,734
CR 900 SOUTH
PoorOver: SHOEMAKER DITCH
00.10 W OF CR 800 E, Wells, IN
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127
CR 300 WEST
PoorOver: STITES DITCH
00.80 N OF CR 500 S, Wells, IN
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,042
CR 075W
PoorOver: BIG CREEK DITCH
00.61 S CR 350 S, White, IN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125
ROYAL CENTER PIKE
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
00.70 S OF CR 400 N, Cass, IN
Built 1977 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 160
SR 158
PoorOver: SILVERVILLE CREEK
07.71 W SR 458, Lawrence, IN
Built 1938 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 669
VANBUREN STREET
PoorOver: YELLOW CREEK
0.20 MILES S OF CR 100 N, Adams, IN
Built 1930 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 135
CR 1000N
PoorOver: DUGAN DITCH
00.60 W OF CR 950 E, Hendricks, IN
Built 1991 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 4,900
CR 750 WEST
PoorOver: HENDERSON CREEK
0.10 S OF CR 100 N, Johnson, IN
Built 1935 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 41
GEORGETOWN RD
PoorOver: DRY RUN
00.40 N OF 16TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1970 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 500
CR 1100W
PoorOver: ELKHART RIVER
00.24 N OF CR 950 N, Noble, IN
Built 1960 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 300
HARRISON Rd
PoorOver: GEYER Ditch
00.10 E of RUSH Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1920 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 97
CR 1100W
PoorOver: HOLLINGSWORTH DITCH
00.10 N CR 200 S, White, IN
Built 1974 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 250
CR 650S
PoorOver: BIG CREEK DITCH
00.12 E NELSON RD, White, IN
Built 1981 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 125
PULLER AVE
PoorOver: COW CREEK
0.14 MI N OF VINE ST, Huntington, IN
Built 1980 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 50
OAKLEY AVENUE
PoorOver: CEDAR CREEK
00.10 W. of FREMONT ST., Lake, IN
Built 1977 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 379
CR 350W
PoorOver: LAUGHERY CREEK
00.10 N OF CR 1175 N, Ripley, IN
Built 1975 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 175
LEOTA ROAD
PoorOver: BIG OX CREEK
00.49 E OF BIG OX RD, Scott, IN
Built 1962 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 130
HOMESTEAD RD
PoorOver: LITTLE RIVER
00.70 S OF US 24, Allen, IN
Built 1977 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,581
NEW AUGUSTA RD
PoorOver: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK
00.30 S 79TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1972 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,976
SHELBY ST
PoorOver: LITTLE BUCK CREEK
00.05 N OF SOUTHPORT RD, Marion, IN
Built 1964 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 12,305
INWOOD Rd
PoorOver: GEYER Ditch
00.60 E of TAMARACK Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1925 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 176
CR 200N
PoorOver: DUCK CREEK
00.75 E OF CR 200 W, Henry, IN
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 653
SR 213
PoorOver: MUD CREEK
01.30 S SR 26, Tipton, IN
Built 1958 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,502
EAST 18 B RD
PoorOver: DEEP OUTLET MAIN
00.10 W OF S ELM RD, Marshall, IN
Built 1961 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 100
LEATHERWOOD Rd
PoorOver: LEATHERWOOD Creek
00.10 E of CR 450 W, Parke, IN
Built 1959 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 227
FERNDALE Rd
PoorOver: ROCKY Fork Creek
01.00 E of CR 1050 E, Parke, IN
Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 331
TILLMAN RD
PoorOver: HIGHLAND DRAIN 4
00.20 W OF S HANNA ST, Allen, IN
Built 1966 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 12,125
Showing 18,451-18,500 of 18,630 bridges
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