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

CR 600 SOUTH

Fair

Over: STOWERS DITCH

0.10 W OF CR 850 E, Clinton, IN

Built 1925 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 194

CR 50 S

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

00.50 E OF CR 1050 E, Gibson, IN

Built 1930 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 225

CR 850 E

Fair

Over: WIENBE BRANCH

00.50 S OF CR 750 S, Gibson, IN

Built 1978 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 130

CR 950 E

Fair

Over: SMITH FORK

00.80 N OF CR 900 S, Gibson, IN

Built 1971 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 250

CR 475 WEST

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

0.10 S OF CR 775 N, Orange, IN

Built 1920 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 446

CR 19

Fair

Over: Little DEER Creek

00.30 S of CR 8, Perry, IN

Built 1960 Load: 11.6 t ADT: 20

PEARL ST

Fair

Over: FALLING RUN CREEK

00.30 N OF SPRING ST, Floyd, IN

Built 1920 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 6,719

SR 157

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

01.16 S SR 67, Greene, IN

Built 1984 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,452

US 24

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

01.47 W SR 114, Huntington, IN

Built 1941 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 14,354

CR 1050E

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

00.20 N of US 36, Parke, IN

Built 1920 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 433

ENOCHSBURG RD

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

00.20 W BESSELER, Franklin, IN

Built 1890 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 350

CR 275 W

Fair

Over: MCCARTY DITCH

00.70 S OF CR 100 N, Gibson, IN

Built 1977 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 170

CR 1150 W

Fair

Over: BARREN CREEK

00.50 N OF SR 165, Gibson, IN

Built 1964 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100

CR 300W

Fair

Over: BOYD DRAIN

00.40 S OF US 40, Hendricks, IN

Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 125

JINESTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.25 MILE SOUTH OF E RD, Jefferson, IN

Built 1895 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 2

RUTHERFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN RUN

0.07 W OF DIVINE ROAD, Martin, IN

Built 1928 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 63

ARABIA Rd

Fair

Over: ROCKY Run Creek

00.10 S of CR 40 N, Parke, IN

Built 1909 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 107

CR 400S

Fair

Over: Little RACCOON Creek

00.40 E of BRIDGETON Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1914 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 67

CR 900N

Fair

Over: RUSH Creek

00.50 E of CR 425 W, Parke, IN

Built 1904 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 119

COXFORD Rd

Fair

Over: SUGAR MILL Creek

00.10 E of US 41, Parke, IN

Built 1906 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70

CR 1050S

Fair

Over: CHURCH CREEK

00.60 E of CR 900 W, Putnam, IN

Built 1945 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 120

CR 1100N

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF FLATROCK RIVER

00.30 W OF CR 600 E, Rush, IN

Built 1935 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100

CR 200E

Fair

Over: Wea Creek

00.09 S of WeaSchool Rd, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1985 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 1,112

EASTWIND DRIVE

Fair

Over: WABASH & ERIE CANAL

00.20 W MOSEMAN, Vigo, IN

Built 1968 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 252

CR 450N

Fair

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

00.33 E of CR 1000 E, Warren, IN

Built 1927 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 70

CR 1200S

Fair

Over: W FK RUSH CREEK

00.20 W of TANGIER Rd, Fountain, IN

Built 1930 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 120

CR 800 NORTH

Fair

Over: WASHONIS CREEK

0.50 E OF CR 100 E, Miami, IN

Built 1965 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 100

STEELMAN CHAPEL RD

Fair

Over: TRIPPET DITCH

00.80 W OF THOMPSON RD, Gibson, IN

Built 1964 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 120

CR 240 SOUTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH UPPER SULPHUR CR

0.05 E OF CR 490 W, Orange, IN

Built 1920 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 100

CR 550 S

Fair

Over: BRANCH MIDDLE FORK CREEK

00.31 E OF CR 250 E, Sullivan, IN

Built 1940 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 110

CR 000 E/W

Fair

Over: REAGAN RUN

0.40 S OF CR 650 S, Clinton, IN

Built 1928 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 102

CR 100W

Fair

Over: VEALES CREEK

00.07 N of CR 100 W, Daviess, IN

Built 1972 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 591

CR 575 E

Fair

Over: TRIB TO WHITE LICK CREEK

00.01 N OF E CR 450 N, Hendricks, IN

Built 1916 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 175

CR 1600S

Fair

Over: PITNER DITCH

00.20 E CR 500 W, LaPorte, IN

Built 1988 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 100

L. Bloomington Rd

Fair

Over: Crooked Creek

01.00 W Co Rd 200 W, Clay, IN

Built 2008 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 119

WASHINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

00.07 SW OF RIVER ROAD N, Knox, IN

Built 1903 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 228

LUMPKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH OF SLATE CR

0.08 E OF US 231, Martin, IN

Built 1967 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 63

S COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF POLLARD DITCH

00.26 W OF CR 625 E, Sullivan, IN

Built 1925 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 110

CR 100 SOUTH

Fair

Over: McHARGUE DITCH

0.01 E OF CR 500 W, Jackson, IN

Built 1920 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 50

CR 800 NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WHITE CREEK

0.37 W OF CR 100 E, Jackson, IN

Built 1998 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 115

CR 450 SOUTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF FRENCH LICK CR

0.60 E OF SR145, Orange, IN

Built 1967 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 280

CR 5

Fair

Over: DEER Creek

01.00 S of CR 88(Alamo), Perry, IN

Built 1972 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 190

HIGHLAND CENTER RD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK BLUE CREEK

00.20 S of ST PETERS RD, Franklin, IN

Built 1915 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 225

CR 850 W

Fair

Over: OLD MCCARTY DITCH

00.10 S OF W BASE RD, Gibson, IN

Built 1972 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 40

CR 1350W

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

00.87 S SR 250, Jefferson, IN

Built 1885 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 100

DECKER CHAPEL ROAD

Fair

Over: BROWN DITCH

01.01 W OF WILSON RD, Knox, IN

Built 1900 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 106

CR 450E

Fair

Over: BRANDON DITCH

00.10 S CR 200 S, Madison, IN

Built 1958 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 68

CR 130E

Fair

Over: Little RACCOON Creek

00.10 N of HAWKINS Rd, Parke, IN

Built 1920 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 35

CR 198

Fair

Over: HURRICANE Creek

00.10 W of CR 193, Perry, IN

Built 2001 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 55

CR 350W

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

00.51 S CR 200 N, Pike, IN

Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 34

Showing 2,251-2,300 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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