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 17 (3RD ST)
FairOver: EEL RIVER
00.17 N SR 25 SB, Cass, IN
Built 1918 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 24,120
5TH STREET
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE RIVER
0.10 W OF SPEARS STREET, Crawford, IN
Built 1952 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 141
SR 111
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
01.25 S SR 62, Floyd, IN
Built 1940 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 8,918
CR 750 S
FairOver: SNAKE RUN
01.10 W OF CR 550 E, Gibson, IN
Built 1982 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 100
CR 200S
FairOver: W FORK OF WHITE LICK CR
00.10 E OF CATERSBURG RD, Hendricks, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2,500
CR 1250 E
FairOver: GRASSY FORK DITCH
0.1 MI S CR 300 S, Howard, IN
Built 1962 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 198
CR 1250 E
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK DITCH
0.2 MI S CR 300 S, Howard, IN
Built 1962 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 198
CR 300 EAST
FairOver: DEEDS CREEK
00.20 N OF OLD US 30, Kosciusko, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,550
CR 600 WEST
FairOver: FAWN RIVER
00.20 N OF CR 750N, LaGrange, IN
Built 1970 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 600
CR 1500N
FairOver: TODD DITCH
00.10 E CR 800 W, Madison, IN
Built 1969 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 147
86TH STREET
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
00.50 E OF DITCH ROAD, Marion, IN
Built 1950 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 51,053
CR 1700 S
FairOver: MONTGOMERY DITCH
0.3 MI W CR 150 E, Newton, IN
Built 1926 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 143
BLUE ISLAND DRIVE
FairOver: SUMAVA WATERWAY
0.1 MI E CR 250 W, Newton, IN
Built 1997 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 143
CR 1100S
FairOver: CROYS CREEK
01.30 E VINZANT RD, Parke, IN
Built 1910 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 118
CR 800E
FairOver: MISSISSINEWA RIVER
05.25 N SR 28, Randolph, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 669
NEW HARMONY RD
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
00.10 E OF KORESSEL RD, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1940 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 713
MIAMI GARDENS STRE
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
00.60 S STEWART, Vigo, IN
Built 1984 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 377
Shanklin Hill Rd
FairOver: Redwood Creek
00.66 SW of CR 400 S, Warren, IN
Built 1962 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 150
RUSH CREEK RD
FairOver: RUSH CREEK
00.10 S of ENON CHURCH Rd, Washington, IN
Built 1910 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 112
BLUE RIVER RD
FairOver: JEFF BRANCH BLUE RIVER
00.30 W of POLK SCHOOL Rd, Washington, IN
Built 1920 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 886
STRAIGHTLINE PK
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
00.40 S of FARLOW Rd, Wayne, IN
Built 1964 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 325
CR 125S
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
00.15 W OF CR 450 E, Bartholomew, IN
Built 1940 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 90
CR 800S
FairOver: THOMPSON SLOUGH
00.25 E OF SR 11, Bartholomew, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,030
SR 18
FairOver: SALMON DITCH
00.59 W SR 71, Benton, IN
Built 2005 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 235
SR 71
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
02.93 N SR 18, Benton, IN
Built 1984 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 74
CR 550S
FairOver: EDLIN DITCH
00.50 W OF SR 39, Boone, IN
Built 1980 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 670
CR 450E
FairOver: FISHBACK CREEK
00.25 N OF CR 400 S, Boone, IN
Built 1995 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 110
WILLOW ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE EAGLE CREEK
00.50 E OF US 421, Boone, IN
Built 1995 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,300
SR 38
FairOver: STOWERS DITCH
02.29 E US 421, Clinton, IN
Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 253
CR 875N
FairOver: BARNES BRANCH
00.99 W of CR 900 E, Daviess, IN
Built 1990 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 74
CR 850E
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO TUB CREEK
00.60 N OF CR 300 S, Decatur, IN
Built 2004 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 360
CR 146
FairOver: SOLOMON CREEK
00.10 E OF CR 33, Elkhart, IN
Built 1976 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 211
CR 300W
FairOver: MILL Creek
00.50 S of CR 1000 S, Fountain, IN
Built 1967 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 110
CR 980 N
FairOver: DITCH OF WHITE RIVER
00.40 N OF GIRO RD, Gibson, IN
Built 1928 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50
I-69 NB
FairOver: TIPPEY DITCH
01.14 N SR 18, Grant, IN
Built 1963 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 15,447
I-69 SB
FairOver: TIPPEY DITCH
01.14 N SR 18, Grant, IN
Built 1963 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 15,281
CR 1200S
FairOver: POLLYWALK DITCH
00.72 MI E of SR 13, Grant, IN
Built 1983 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 190
HORSESHOE BEND RD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.20 S OF ROCKEAST ROAD, Greene, IN
Built 1977 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 110
225TH ST EAST
FairOver: HINKLE CREEK
00.15 E OF HINKLE RD, Hamilton, IN
Built 1992 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 210
CR 700N
FairOver: FALL CREEK
00.10 W OF CR 650 W, Henry, IN
Built 1983 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 125
CR 1000 NORTH
FairOver: WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK
0.6 MI W OF CR 300 N, Huntington, IN
Built 1967 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 210
SR 11
FairOver: EAST FORK WHITE RIVER
01.95 S I-65, Jackson, IN
Built 1941 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 7,762
SR 258
FairOver: E FK WHITE RIVER OVFL
02.76 W SR 11, Jackson, IN
Built 1981 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 4,454
CR 875 WEST
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
00.75 N OF CR 700 S, Kosciusko, IN
Built 1980 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 115
I-65 NB
FairOver: FISHBACK CREEK
03.73 N I-465, Marion, IN
Built 1960 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,923
I-65 SB
FairOver: FISHBACK CREEK
03.73 N I-465, Marion, IN
Built 1960 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 20,923
SR 62 EB
FairOver: MCFADDEN CREEK
00.71 W SR 69, Posey, IN
Built 1976 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 8,398
I-64 EB
FairOver: COTTONWOOD BR OF BLACK R
01.13 E SR 165, Posey, IN
Built 1964 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 11,680
I-64 WB
FairOver: COTTONWOOD BR OF BLACK R
01.13 E SR 165, Posey, IN
Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 5,819
Tile Factory Rd
FairOver: Branch of McFadden Creek
00.62 MI N of E. 4TH STRE, Posey, IN
Built 1973 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 522
Showing 3,551-3,600 of 18,630 bridges
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