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 100 W

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

00.20 S OF CR 1400 N, Wabash, IN

Built 1962 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 220

CR 158

Fair

Over: ANDERSON River

00.10 E of CR 153, Perry, IN

Built 1989 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 105

THUNDERBIRD POND R

Fair

Over: TURMAN CREEK

00.81 S OF CR 950 N, Sullivan, IN

Built 1940 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 110

HITCHCOCK Rd

Fair

Over: Branch of MILL Creek

00.50 S of SR 60, Washington, IN

Built 1970 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 152

CR 350 W

Fair

Over: THOMPSON DITCH

1.0 MI E CR 900 S, Newton, IN

Built 1900 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 143

CR 415W

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

00.10 S of CR 560 S, Spencer, IN

Built 1981 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 60

CR 800W

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

00.81 N of CR 200 N, Spencer, IN

Built 1986 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100

KLOPFENSTEIN RD

Fair

Over: WHITMER-HAIFLEY #6 DITCH

00.40 W PAGE ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 130

CR 580 SOUTH

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.50 W OF SR 421, Clinton, IN

Built 1924 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 204

CR 500E

Fair

Over: VERTREES DITCH

00.19 S of CR 1600 N, Daviess, IN

Built 1996 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 87

CR 1650N

Fair

Over: FIRST CREEK

00.28 E of CR 900 E, Daviess, IN

Built 1973 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 263

CR 450E

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK PRAIRIE CREEK

00.75 N of CR 550 N, Daviess, IN

Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 87

CR 725E

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK PRAIRIE CREEK

00.49 N of CR 100 N, Daviess, IN

Built 1990 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

CR 100E

Fair

Over: AIKMAN CREEK

00.43 N of CR 600 S, Daviess, IN

Built 1964 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 707

CR 200S

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

00.12 MI W of CR 300 W, Grant, IN

Built 1971 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,050

SR 250

Fair

Over: DAVIS BRANCH

00.67 E SR 3, Jennings, IN

Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 674

BURKE ROAD

Fair

Over: KESSINGER DITCH

00.79 W OF PETERSBURG ROA, Knox, IN

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 130

SCHUCKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: UPPER DESHEE RIVER

00.17 E OF LAFFERTY ROAD, Knox, IN

Built 1997 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 170

HANCOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: SINGER DITCH

00.46 E OF STATE ROAD 67, Knox, IN

Built 1977 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 190

JOHANNINGSMEIR RD

Fair

Over: POLLARD DITCH

00.94 W OF SPRANGER RD, Knox, IN

Built 1989 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 80

SR 25

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

01.04 E SR 331, Marshall, IN

Built 1987 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,742

CR 600E

Fair

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

00.30 N OF CR 600 N, Rush, IN

Built 1993 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

CR 450W

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.10 MILES N OF CR 200 S, Steuben, IN

Built 1975 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 56

CR 900 W

Fair

Over: BRANCH CLEAR POND DITCH

00.14 S OF CR 25 N, Sullivan, IN

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 110

US 52 EBL

Fair

Over: NS RR

01.92 E SR 25, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 2009 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 14,352

CR 725E

Fair

Over: Lauramie Creek

00.07 N of CR 900 S, Tippecanoe, IN

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 10

OLD BROWNSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: E FORK WHITEWATER RIVER

00.03 W OF 1ST STREET, Union, IN

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 550

CR 250 S

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BURR CREEK

00.10 E OF CR 100 E, Wabash, IN

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 480

CASEY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: POPLAR BR S FK BLUE RIV

00.10 E BLUE RIVER RD, Washington, IN

Built 2016 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

CLAY LICK ROAD

Fair

Over: CLAY LICK CREEK

00.60 N OLD SR 46, Brown, IN

Built 1989 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 900

CR 425W

Fair

Over: PURSIFULL DITCH

0.1 MILES SOUTH OF CR 400, Jay, IN

Built 1980 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 138

CR 800E

Fair

Over: LITTLE MISSISSINEWA

01.88 N SR 28, Randolph, IN

Built 1965 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 669

S COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: REBECCA KNIGHT DRAIN

00.10 W ABOITE ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1910 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 10

STATE LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: H. O. WHITE DRAIN

00.20 N OF BALDWIN ROAD, Allen, IN

Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 573

CR 990 S

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

00.60 N OF CR 1025 S, Gibson, IN

Built 1935 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 120

CULROSS RD

Fair

Over: BR INDIAN CREEK

00.10 S OF SR 67, Owen, IN

Built 1930 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 30

CR 1100S

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF HAW CREEK

00.30 W OF CR 275 E, Shelby, IN

Built 1910 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 200

BOCOCK RD

Fair

Over: BUCK RUN CREEK

01.25 E SR 9, Grant, IN

Built 1978 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,760

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: MCPHERRENS DITCH

0.01 MI W OF MAIN ST, Huntington, IN

Built 1977 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 315

SR 256

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

05.05 W SR 62, Jefferson, IN

Built 1962 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 3,224

SR 144

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

01.90 W SR 44, Johnson, IN

Built 1995 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 7,295

CR 500 WEST

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.30 S OF CR 700 S, Johnson, IN

Built 1982 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,961

SR 8

Fair

Over: COBBS CREEK

00.54 E US 231, Porter, IN

Built 1936 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 4,633

CR 250W

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS DITCH

00.50 S CR 900 S, Porter, IN

Built 1930 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 640

I-70 EB

Fair

Over: SYMONDS CREEK

03.00 W SR 1, Wayne, IN

Built 1965 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 19,818

I-70 WB

Fair

Over: SYMONDS CREEK

03.00 W SR 1, Wayne, IN

Built 1965 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 19,818

CR 800 NORTH

Fair

Over: DUNK CREEK

0.60 W OF CR 850 W, Clinton, IN

Built 1940 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 102

CR 525 S

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

00.40 W OF CR 350 E, Gibson, IN

Built 1969 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 105

GRACE STREET

Fair

Over: IROQUOIS RIVER

0.04 MILES E OF PARKE AVE, Jasper, IN

Built 1965 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 1,037

CR 650 EAST

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CARTERS CREEK

0.60 N OF CR 550 N, Orange, IN

Built 1975 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 190

Showing 2,651-2,700 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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