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

CR 450 EAST

Poor

Over: DEEDS CREEK

00.15 N OF US 30, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

HURON WILLIAMS RD

Poor

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK

02.11 S OF SR 450, Lawrence, IN

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 122

CR 100S

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK BIG GRAHAM CK

00.35 E OF OLD MICHIGAN R, Ripley, IN

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 150

CR 600W

Poor

Over: Flint Creek

00.41 S of CR 500 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 87

E County Line Rd

Poor

Over: Buck Creek

00.04 S of CR 500 N, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1978 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 51

CR 500 S

Poor

Over: TREATY CREEK

01.00 W OF OLD STATE RD 1, Wabash, IN

Built 1970 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 220

FISHER RD

Poor

Over: JAMES T. JOHNSON DRAIN

00.30 W OF FELGER RD, Allen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 125

SR 42

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

03.47 E US 231, Putnam, IN

Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,250

SR 103

Poor

Over: I-70 EB/WB

03.16 N US 40, Henry, IN

Built 1964 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,671

HUNTER ROAD

Poor

Over: US 421X NB/SB

00.26 W I-465, Marion, IN

Built 1959 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,434

WILSON ROAD

Poor

Over: DUNES CREEK

00.00 DUNES STATE PARK, Porter, IN

Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 143

ANTWERP RD

Poor

Over: OBERHALTZER DITCH

00.20 W TRAMMEL ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 150

MULBERRY JEFFERSON

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF SPRING CREEK

0.50 W OF CR CR 600 W, Clinton, IN

Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,217

CR 850N

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

00.44 W OF CR 1200 E, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1915 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 150

LINGLE RD

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.50 E OF SR 67, Owen, IN

Built 1940 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 140

CR 500 NORTH

Poor

Over: GRASSY CREEK

0.20 E OF CR 75 W, Johnson, IN

Built 1985 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 7,111

CR 700 NORTH

Poor

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

0.20 E OF CR 600 E, Johnson, IN

Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,191

CR 125S

Poor

Over: BRANCH FLAT CREEK

00.01 E CR 200 W, Pike, IN

Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 200

CR 350N

Poor

Over: Saltzman Drain

00.37 W of E County Line, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1959 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 161

CR 300N

Poor

Over: JORDAN CREEK

00.20 E of CR 1100 W, Warren, IN

Built 1953 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 300

I-70 WB

Poor

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

01.28 W SR 1, Wayne, IN

Built 1965 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 19,818

12TH ST

Poor

Over: LITTLE WILLIAMS CREEK

00.70 W of GRAY RD, Fayette, IN

Built 1968 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 575

CR 200S

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

00.01 E OF SR 15, Kosciusko, IN

Built 1970 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,125

CR 500 S

Poor

Over: BACK CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 600 E, Wabash, IN

Built 1979 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 600

CR 150W

Poor

Over: MOOTS CREEK

00.02 S CR 950 S, White, IN

Built 1932 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 125

BLUFFTON RD

Poor

Over: HARBER DRAIN

00.02 S WINTERS RD, Allen, IN

Built 1927 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 12,025

CR 700E

Poor

Over: N Branch OTTER Creek

00.50 S of SR 59, Parke, IN

Built 1900 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 103

121ST AVENUE

Poor

Over: NILES DITCH

00.20 E of IOWA ST, Lake, IN

Built 1977 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 125

CR 300E

Poor

Over: YELLOW RIVER

00.10 S CR 50 N, Starke, IN

Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 875

HANGING ROCK RD

Poor

Over: SALAMONIE RIVER

00.10 E OF STATE RD 524, Wabash, IN

Built 1963 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 375

DIVISION ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH PRONG STOTTS CR

0.30 E OF CR 700 W, Johnson, IN

Built 1979 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 102

INDIAN CREEK RD

Poor

Over: WILDCAT BROOK

00.40 E OF HICKORY RD, Marion, IN

Built 1979 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 233

CR 425 WEST

Poor

Over: LICK CREEK

0.05 S OF CR 150 N, Orange, IN

Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 181

BRIDGE AVE

Poor

Over: W FORK WHITEWATER RIVER

00.10 W SIM HODGIN PKWY, Wayne, IN

Built 1960 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 4,618

SR 236

Poor

Over: I-69 NB/SB

03.16 E SR 9, Madison, IN

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,008

CR 36

Poor

Over: HORN DITCH

00.30 E OF US 33, Elkhart, IN

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,450

BROADWAY AVE

Poor

Over: CARPENTIER CREEK

00.30 E OF RED BANK RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7,062

TAMARACK DR

Poor

Over: SHOPPMAN DRAIN

00.10 W OF REED RD, Allen, IN

Built 1971 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 462

SALT FORK RD

Poor

Over: SOAPSTONE CREEK

01.80 N SR 1, Dearborn, IN

Built 1987 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 100

DIVISION Rd

Poor

Over: CROOKED Creek

00.60 E of CR 600 W, Dubois, IN

Built 1991 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 928

CR 500E

Poor

Over: TURKEY Run

00.10 N of CR 240 N, Fountain, IN

Built 1921 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 120

BLUFFTON ROAD

Poor

Over: GOSS-SWITZER DITCH

0.1 MILES WEST OF CR 650, Jay, IN

Built 1984 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 181

CR 850N

Poor

Over: BR MUD PINE CREEK

00.52 E of CR 400 W, Warren, IN

Built 1915 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 60

CR 500 W

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

00.10 INT OF CR 500 S, Wabash, IN

Built 1962 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 225

US 41 NB

Poor

Over: BUSSERON CREEK

01.35 S SR 54, Sullivan, IN

Built 1972 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 6,687

HAZELDELL PKWY

Poor

Over: COOL CREEK

00.18 S OF 116TH ST, Hamilton, IN

Built 1998 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,260

CHERRY TREE RD

Poor

Over: VESTAL DITCH

00.41 E OF HAZEL DELL RD, Hamilton, IN

Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,670

TR 257

Poor

Over: WABASH RIVER

01.10 NW CR 220 N, Knox, IN

Built 1906 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 750

CR 875W

Poor

Over: WALNUT FORK SUGAR CR

00.90 N OF CR 100 S, Boone, IN

Built 1925 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 120

CR 830 EAST

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK

0.50 S OF CR 200 N, Clinton, IN

Built 1923 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 204

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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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