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
FCA Rd
FairOver: WAPALO Creek
00.40 N of SR 47, Parke, IN
Built 1920 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 252
CR 50S
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
00.20 W CR 900 E, Pike, IN
Built 1970 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 53
CR 1800N
FairOver: BR N FK LITTLE PIGEON CR
00.40 E of CR 350 E, Spencer, IN
Built 1940 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 50
CR 300W
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
00.50 N OF CR 125 N, Tipton, IN
Built 1982 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 175
CR 850 S
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
00.90 E OF CR 300 E, Gibson, IN
Built 1970 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 25
MISSISSIPPI STREET
FairOver: VANNATI DITCH
00.00 Int of 205th Ave, Lake, IN
Built 1960 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 130
UNION STREET
FairOver: BRANDYWINE FORK
0.00 N OF DEPOT STREET, Crawford, IN
Built 1988 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 271
CR 350 S
FairOver: KELLEE BR W FORK KEG CR
00.80 E OF CR 850 E, Gibson, IN
Built 1960 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 50
HUNTERS CREEK ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CREEK
00.06 E OF SR 446, Lawrence, IN
Built 2003 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 300
CR 1500N
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CROOKED CR
00.37 W of SR 545, Spencer, IN
Built 1987 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 140
CR 450 S
FairOver: BRANCH OF MUDDY FORK
00.20 E OF CR 350 S, Gibson, IN
Built 1939 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 100
LAGRO RD
FairOver: HUMMELS CREEK
00.20 N SR 9, Grant, IN
Built 1958 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 790
SR 13/SR 37
FairOver: LAMBERTSON DITCH
01.69 N SR 37, Hamilton, IN
Built 1987 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 7,579
CR 8
FairOver: LITTLE DEER CREEK
02.40 E CR 70 (STARLITE), Perry, IN
Built 1972 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 200
CR 600N
FairOver: PRIDES CREEK
00.39 W SR 61, Pike, IN
Built 1964 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 138
CR 350N
FairOver: FALLS BRANCH CREEK
00.30 E of CR 200 W, Putnam, IN
Built 1920 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,940
CR 900N
FairOver: SHANKATANK CREEK
00.90 W OF CR 400 E, Rush, IN
Built 1968 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 444
CR 600E
FairOver: East Wea Creek
00.13 S of CR 1200 S, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 45
BOWERS KNOB RD
FairOver: S FORK BLUE RIVER
00.30 S of BLUE RIVER Rd, Washington, IN
Built 1992 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 352
CR 1300N
FairOver: OPOSSUM HOLLOW
00.80 E of RIVERSIDE Rd, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 120
CR 200S
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.50 W of LAYTON STATION, Fountain, IN
Built 1920 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 125
CR 200S
FairOver: BRANCH OF E FORK MILL CR
00.05 E OF CR 200 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1976 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 1,000
SR 39
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
00.51 N SR 32, Boone, IN
Built 1984 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 15,483
CR 1000E
FairOver: NORTH FORK PRAIRIE CREEK
00.12 N of CR 800 N, Daviess, IN
Built 1982 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 125
CR 1000 E
FairOver: SMITH FORK
00.90 N OF CR 900 S, Gibson, IN
Built 1979 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 2
CR 400N
FairOver: SWEETSER DITCH
01.50 E SR 5, Grant, IN
Built 1965 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 420
Knowles Rd
FairOver: Black River
0.01 MI N of MULKEY RD, Posey, IN
Built 1907 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 138
CR 900N
FairOver: BRANCH SANDY CREEK
00.25 W of CR 475 E, Spencer, IN
Built 1899 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 170
ARROWHEAD AVENUE
FairOver: BR E LITTLE SUGAR CR
00.00 E PORTER PL, Vigo, IN
Built 1950 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 125
SR 18
FairOver: MOOTS CREEK
01.13 W SR 43, White, IN
Built 1978 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,686
BOGARD HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF BOGARD CREEK
0.00 E OF UPPER BOGARD, Crawford, IN
Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 271
CR 500 E
FairOver: SOUTH FORK DEER CREEK
0.6 MI N CR 300 N, Howard, IN
Built 1940 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 632
CALHOUN STREET
FairOver: LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
00.80 N. of RIDGE RD, Lake, IN
Built 1978 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 3,518
CR 450E
FairOver: FALL CREEK
00.90 N US 36, Madison, IN
Built 1966 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 319
FRIENDSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STEPHENS CREEK
00.50 S SR 46, Monroe, IN
Built 1900 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 111
CR 150S
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
00.10 E MERIDIAN RD, Pike, IN
Built 1940 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 291
CR 1150W
FairOver: LITTLE WHITE RIVER
01.36 S WINDSOR RD, Randolph, IN
Built 1910 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 112
DOWELL DRIVE
FairOver: WATKINS CREEK
00.10 E HARRIS RD, Vigo, IN
Built 1914 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 125
SR 46
FairOver: N FORK SALT CREEK
00.11 W SR 135, Brown, IN
Built 1928 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 9,341
SYCAMORE ROAD
FairOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
0.00 S OF ALSTOTT ROAD, Crawford, IN
Built 1931 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 140
CR 6
FairOver: WASHINGTON TWP DITCH
00.50 E OF CR 19, Elkhart, IN
Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 3,120
CR 850 W
FairOver: EMERSON DITCH
02.20 S OF W BASE RD, Gibson, IN
Built 1968 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40
7th ST
FairOver: BOOTS CREEK
00.23 MI W of WASHINGTON, Grant, IN
Built 1992 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 500
CR 750E
FairOver: WILBUR WRIGHT CREEK
00.15 N OF CR 300 N, Henry, IN
Built 1996 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 130
CR 600N
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
00.50 W OF OLD MUNCIE PK, Henry, IN
Built 1983 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 106
CR 875W
FairOver: BRANCH OF RACCOON CR
00.20 N of CR 1125 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1920 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 160
CR 580W
FairOver: WYALOOSING CREEK
00.10 S OF CR 950 S, Decatur, IN
Built 1984 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 70
CR 130W
FairOver: HUNLEY Creek
00.50 E of N. CHERRY St, Dubois, IN
Built 1987 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,245
CR 870E
FairOver: WALLACE Ditch
01.00 N of CR 800 N, Fountain, IN
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 120
JINESTOWN ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
1 MILE SOUTH OF C ROAD, Jefferson, IN
Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5
Showing 2,451-2,500 of 18,630 bridges
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