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 625 W

Fair

Over: LITTLE TURTLE CREEK

00.02 S OF CR 300 S, Sullivan, IN

Built 1930 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 110

CR 850 E

Fair

Over: BOSTON CREEK

00.30 S OF CR 1100 N, Sullivan, IN

Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 110

CR 375 E

Fair

Over: WEST FORK BUSSERON CREEK

00.15 S OF CR 600 N, Sullivan, IN

Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 110

POPCORN RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

00.10 E of PLUM CREEK, Switzerland, IN

Built 1940 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 100

DEPOT HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

00.50 W. OF MONROE DAM RD, Monroe, IN

Built 1965 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 7

CR 133

Fair

Over: Little Oil Creek

00.10 S of CR 34, Perry, IN

Built 1960 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 75

CR 100E

Fair

Over: WABASH RIVER

01.00 S of Grant St, Warren, IN

Built 1905 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 230

JOHNSTOWN RD

Fair

Over: EEL RIVER

0.2 E OF SR 157, Owen, IN

Built 1918 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 30

CR 525E

Fair

Over: FISHERS FORK

00.13 N OF SR 46, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1930 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 990

CR 450N

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

00.03 E OF US 31, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1980 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60

ROCKY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.70 S OF FIVE OAKS RD, Harrison, IN

Built 1985 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 33

CR 192

Fair

Over: HURRICANE Creek

00.80 W of SR 62, Perry, IN

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 100

CR 300S

Fair

Over: KOSELKI DITCH

00.20 E SR 49, Porter, IN

Built 1930 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 430

CR 200E

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

00.10 N of CR 1375 S, Clay, IN

Built 1915 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 119

CR 650E

Fair

Over: PRICE DITCH

01.43 S SR 32, Randolph, IN

Built 1930 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 107

CR 2100N

Fair

Over: BR N FK LITTLE PIGEON CR

00.11 E of CR 500 E, Spencer, IN

Built 1950 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 130

HECKEL RD

Fair

Over: BLUEGRASS CREEK

00.50 E OF GREEN RIVER RD, Vanderburgh, IN

Built 1893 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 325

CR 175 E

Fair

Over: TRIPPET DITCH

00.40 N OF SR 65, Gibson, IN

Built 1973 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 100

CR 325 W

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF JORDAN CREEK

00.40 S OF CR 1200 S, Gibson, IN

Built 1976 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 225

CR 121

Fair

Over: Branch of Oil Creek

00.10 S of CR 40, Perry, IN

Built 1955 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 100

WEST LOWELL RD

Fair

Over: DRIFTWOOD RIVER

00.26 W OF CR 250 W, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1959 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 4,080

COLVERT ROLL ROAD

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.30 S OF OTTER CREEK, Crawford, IN

Built 1932 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 100

CR 1600N

Fair

Over: WEAVER DITCH

00.55 W of CR 800 E, Daviess, IN

Built 1986 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 125

CR 42

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

00.40 W OF CR 43, Elkhart, IN

Built 1957 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 1,374

TOWER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.40 E OF MILL GROVE RD, Owen, IN

Built 1910 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 500

HAND RD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

00.80 N MCCOMB RD, Allen, IN

Built 1966 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 163

STARR LANE

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

00.53 W OF PINHOOK ROAD, Lawrence, IN

Built 1992 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 133

OLD SR 67

Fair

Over: LAMBS CREEK

00.53 E OF MOSIER RD, Morgan, IN

Built 1893 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 270

CR 650 E

Fair

Over: IROQUOIS RIVER

0.1 MI S CR 700 S, Newton, IN

Built 1910 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 143

CR 1150E

Fair

Over: CLIFTY CREEK

00.92 S OF CR 700 N, Bartholomew, IN

Built 1910 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 90

CR 700E

Fair

Over: KNOB CREEK

00.90 S 300 N, Clay, IN

Built 2008 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 119

CR 850E

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

00.02 S of CR 500 N, Delaware, IN

Built 1920 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 30

CR 800S

Fair

Over: GRASSY FORK CREEK

01.27 MI E of SR 13, Grant, IN

Built 1959 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 110

CR 500 WEST

Fair

Over: LOST RIVER

0.50 S OF CR 510 N, Orange, IN

Built 1900 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 135

CR 720S

Fair

Over: Branch of ROCKY FK Creek

00.50 E of CR 875 E, Parke, IN

Built 1941 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 129

CR 450N

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

00.01 E OF CR 925 E, Cass, IN

Built 1981 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 130

CR 325N

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

00.50 W OF CR 825 W, Cass, IN

Built 1978 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 140

CR 275 WEST

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

00.25 N OF CR 275 N, Cass, IN

Built 1968 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 110

CR 300 NORTH

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

00.35 W OF CR 350 W, Cass, IN

Built 1971 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 130

CR 650 SOUTH

Fair

Over: BIG ROCK CREEK

00.01 E OF CR 200 E, Cass, IN

Built 1983 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 110

CR 450S

Fair

Over: LITTLE DEER CREEK

00.20 E OF CR 850 E, Cass, IN

Built 1970 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 130

CR 44

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

00.30 E OF SR 13, Elkhart, IN

Built 1977 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 160

CR 500W

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

00.26 N CR 200 N, Grant, IN

Built 1971 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,080

MASTEN RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK

00.40 N OF CR 700 S, Hendricks, IN

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 175

CR 600S

Fair

Over: EAST FORK OF MILL CREEK

00.10 W OF CR 350 W, Hendricks, IN

Built 1976 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 650

CR 1050E

Fair

Over: COX DITCH

00.20 S OF CR 100 N, Hendricks, IN

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,650

CR 300N

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

00.10 W OF MESSICK RD, Henry, IN

Built 1994 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 521

CR 425W

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

00.20 S OF OLD US 40, Henry, IN

Built 1968 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 125

CR 850N

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

00.20 W OF CR 500 W, Henry, IN

Built 1900 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,600

OLD US 40

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BUCK CREEK

00.15 W OF CR 575 W, Henry, IN

Built 1940 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 400

Showing 2,301-2,350 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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