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
SR 18
FairOver: SOUTH FORK DEER CREEK
00.51 E US 35, Cass, IN
Built 1994 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,742
BACON HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: WHISKEY RUN
1.00 E OF HAENDIGES ROAD, Crawford, IN
Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 141
CR 1600N
FairOver: WEAVER DITCH
00.37 W of CR 800 E, Daviess, IN
Built 1998 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 135
CR 50
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
00.10 W OF SR 15, Elkhart, IN
Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 985
DIVISION ST
FairOver: ELKHART RIVER
00.00 E OF WATERFALL DR, Elkhart, IN
Built 1966 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,369
CR 650 E
FairOver: FRANCISCO LATERAL #1
00.50 N OF SR 64, Gibson, IN
Built 1920 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 160
CR 850 W
FairOver: MCCARTY DITCH
00.50 S OF W BASE RD, Gibson, IN
Built 1978 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 40
CR 1000 E
FairOver: LAKE BRANCH CREEK
01.25 MI N of CR 900 S, Grant, IN
Built 1988 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100
236TH ST EAST
FairOver: MORSE RESERVOIR
00.70 E OF TOLLGATE RD, Hamilton, IN
Built 1954 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 6,160
SR 462
FairOver: BLUE RIVER
00.02 E SR 62, Harrison, IN
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 525
SR 250
FairOver: COFFEE CREEK
01.84 W SR 3, Jennings, IN
Built 1968 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 418
CR 700 NORTH
FairOver: TRAVIS CREEK
0.50 E OF SR 37, Johnson, IN
Built 1980 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 2,871
US 31 NB
FairOver: EEL RIVER
02.24 N US 24, Miami, IN
Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,771
US 31 SB
FairOver: EEL RIVER
02.24 N US 24, Miami, IN
Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 7,771
FIRE STATION RD
FairOver: NORTH PRONG STOTTS CREEK
00.10 N OF MAPLE GROVE RD, Morgan, IN
Built 1990 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 810
KLASS RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF EEL RIVER
0.4 W OF BETHSEDIA RD, Owen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 190
Pumpkin Run Rd
FairOver: Black River
00.34 MI N of REYNOLDS RD, Posey, IN
Built 1996 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 172
SR 28
FairOver: LITTLE MISSISSINEWA RIV
9.30 E US 27, Randolph, IN
Built 1980 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,893
SR 56
FairOver: PIGEON ROOST CREEK
01.05 E US 31, Scott, IN
Built 1990 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 8,078
CR 900S
FairOver: Blickenstaff Ditch
00.02 E of CR 500 E, Tippecanoe, IN
Built 1962 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 838
OLD BABE RD
FairOver: DELANEY CREEK
00.30 W of DELANEY PARK R, Washington, IN
Built 1981 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 112
STATE LINE ROAD
FairOver: FLATROCK CREEK
00.10 N OF S COUNTY LINE, Allen, IN
Built 1940 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 625
LAZY CREEK RD
FairOver: LAZY CREEK
01.00 N CRANDALL LANESVLE, Harrison, IN
Built 1993 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 350
CR 1200S
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
00.10 W OF CR 600 E, Shelby, IN
Built 1978 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 100
BEN BLANKENBAKER
FairOver: BRANCH S FORK BLUE RIVER
01.20 W of BOWERS KNOB Rd, Washington, IN
Built 1965 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 152
DIVISION ROAD
FairOver: MINIER LATERAL
00.40 W of CR 800W, Benton, IN
Built 1997 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 33
CR 300W
FairOver: BURNETTS Creek
00.06 N of CR 1150 N, Carroll, IN
Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 107
CR 250 EAST
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.20 S OF CR 650 S, Fulton, IN
Built 1970 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 100
CR 800 WEST
FairOver: FALL CREEK
01.10 N OF CR 700 N, Henry, IN
Built 1993 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 400
RIPLEY ST
FairOver: SOUTH FORK VERNON FORK
00.02 W OF CR 25 E, Jennings, IN
Built 1900 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,225
WASHINGTON ST
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.10 W INDIANA AVE, Madison, IN
Built 1962 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 4,810
79TH/DITCH
FairOver: HOWARD JOHNSON DITCH
01.00 S OF 86TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1962 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 20,622
COUNTRY WOODS DR
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
00.20 W OF MERIDIAN ST, Marion, IN
Built 1988 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 208
CHERBOURG CIR
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
00.40 W I-465, Marion, IN
Built 1989 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 548
MARSHALL Rd
FairOver: ROARING Creek
00.00 Int of CR 660 N, Parke, IN
Built 1940 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 471
CR 900W
FairOver: HARBIN CREEK
00.30 S CR 700 N, Pike, IN
Built 1988 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 13
CR 550S
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
00.25 E OF CR600 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1953 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 450
CR 250 E
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
00.20 N OF CR 625 S, Sullivan, IN
Built 1935 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 110
TRUEBLOOD Pl
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
00.30 N SUTLIFF, Vigo, IN
Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 252
US 31
FairOver: FISHERS FORK
00.09 S SR 7, Bartholomew, IN
Built 1936 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 10,272
CR 500S
FairOver: ELL Creek
00.60 E of CR 525 W, Dubois, IN
Built 1977 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 509
CR 200 W
FairOver: DITCH OF PATOKA RIVER
00.90 N OF CR 100 N, Gibson, IN
Built 1980 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 115
CUMBERLAND RD
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
00.55 N OF 191ST ST, Hamilton, IN
Built 1971 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 7,100
RAIDER ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
00.25 S OF US 36, Henry, IN
Built 1982 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 750
SR 250
FairOver: CANA CREEK
02.42 E I-65, Jennings, IN
Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,415
CR 450E
FairOver: VERNON FK MUSCATATUCK R
00.19 N OF CR 485 N, Jennings, IN
Built 1973 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 750
I-80 EB RAMP SE&NE
FairOver: NS RR, CN RR, WYE
00.50 E SR 912, Lake, IN
Built 1999 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 13,118
I-80 WB
FairOver: NS RR, CN RR, WYE
00.50 E SR 912, Lake, IN
Built 1953 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 91,049
SR 13
FairOver: LICK CREEK
01.55 N US 36, Madison, IN
Built 1957 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 6,928
HILLSIDE AVE
FairOver: BAILEY CREEK
00.15 N OF 65TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1935 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,650
Showing 2,851-2,900 of 18,630 bridges
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