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
CR 600S
FairOver: EAST FORK OF SLASH CREEK
00.30 W OF CR 300 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1972 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 350
CR 550 SOUTH
FairOver: DEER CREEK
00.30 W OF CR 700 E, Shelby, IN
Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 225
CR 400 N
FairOver: SHARP DITCH
00.50 W OF CR 200 W, Wabash, IN
Built 1977 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 220
VALEENE Pike
FairOver: HONEY Creek
00.10 E of HONEY CREEK Rd, Washington, IN
Built 1920 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 245
PLATT RD
FairOver: ZIEGLER CREEK
00.20 S OF KONRADI RD, Dearborn, IN
Built 1992 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 100
CR 400 NORTH
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.20 E OF SR 59, Greene, IN
Built 1940 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 214
CR 300E
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
00.20 S CR 100 N, Madison, IN
Built 1972 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 144
CR 450E
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
00.70 N US 36, Madison, IN
Built 1970 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 253
CR 800W
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.40 S CR 400 S, Madison, IN
Built 1958 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 174
CR 200S
FairOver: BRANDON DITCH
00.40 E CR 450 E, Madison, IN
Built 1963 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 425
GERMAN CHURCH RD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
00.10 S OF 56TH ST, Marion, IN
Built 1948 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 8,503
CR 700 W
FairOver: SHELDON DITCH NO 1
0.2 MI S CR 1400 S, Newton, IN
Built 2006 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 143
CR 150E
FairOver: MIDDLE BR ELKHART RIVER
00.15 S OF NORTHPORT RD, Noble, IN
Built 1970 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 890
WIMMER Rd
FairOver: WILLIAMS Creek
00.01 N of BRIDGETON Rd, Parke, IN
Built 1960 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 64
SR 57
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
03.98 N SR 357, Pike, IN
Built 1939 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 5,437
CR 625W
FairOver: BRANCH BIG CREEK
00.12 S CR 100 S, Pike, IN
Built 1950 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 3
CR 400W
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
00.30 MI S OF CR 600 N, Randolph, IN
Built 1977 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 107
SR 256
FairOver: BEAVER POND CREEK
00.97 W I-65, Scott, IN
Built 1940 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,402
HARRISON Rd
FairOver: LEONARD Ditch
00.10 E of BLACKBERRY Rd, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1925 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,373
HILLSDALE RD
FairOver: LITTLE PIGEON CREEK
00.10 E OF US 41, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1950 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 3,149
SR 930 WB
FairOver: NS RR
05.36 E US 27, Allen, IN
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,780
CR 100W
FairOver: BRANCH OF PINE CREEK
00.10 S of CR 500 S, Benton, IN
Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 55
I-465 EB
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
01.51 W US 421, Boone, IN
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 49,259
I-74 WBL
FairOver: CLIFTY CREEK
02.52 W US 421, Decatur, IN
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,344
SR 3
FairOver: MISSISSINEWA RIVER
04.37 N US 35, Delaware, IN
Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,113
SR 64
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
02.13 E SR 162, Dubois, IN
Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,622
CR 42
FairOver: CONRAIL RR
00.20 W OF SR 13, Elkhart, IN
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,477
CR 19
FairOver: SWOVELAND DITCH
00.30 N OF CR 142, Elkhart, IN
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 979
E COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: SOLOMON CREEK
00.50 S OF US 6, Elkhart, IN
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 985
CR 300N
FairOver: BRUSHY FK of WILLIAMS CR
00.10 E of CR 640 W, Fayette, IN
Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250
STATE LINE ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK BRANCH
00.1 S of KING ROAD, Franklin, IN
Built 1988 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 310
CR 1050S
FairOver: DEER CREEK
00.33 MI E of 300 W, Grant, IN
Built 1992 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 110
SR 62
FairOver: BLUE RIVER
01.72 E SR 462, Harrison, IN
Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,151
CR 400S
FairOver: COON CREEK
00.01 E OF CR 875 E, Henry, IN
Built 2000 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250
CR 700 NORTH
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.6 MI W OF CLEAR CREEK R, Huntington, IN
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 160
US 27
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
01.96 S SR 18, Jay, IN
Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,840
SR 250
FairOver: BIG CAMP CREEK
02.99 W SR 7, Jefferson, IN
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,173
US 41 NB
FairOver: VIEKE DITCH
01.17 S SR441, Knox, IN
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,725
US 41 SB
FairOver: VIEKE DITCH
01.17 S SR441, Knox, IN
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,725
LWR FREELANDVILLE
FairOver: BRANCH OF MARIAH CREEK
00.09 W OF PERKINS ROAD, Knox, IN
Built 1997 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 130
MCGLONE ROAD
FairOver: PICKEL DITCH
00.67 W OF RIVER RD, Knox, IN
Built 1983 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 130
GOLF COURSE ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
00.20 NE OF SCEPTER ROAD, Knox, IN
Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250
E GOVERNORS ROAD
FairOver: FRICK DITCH
00.21 E OF LONG ROAD, Knox, IN
Built 2010 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50
CR 850 SOUTH
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
00.50 W OF CR 600 W, Kosciusko, IN
Built 1920 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 175
SR 4
FairOver: PLACE DITCH
04.22 W SR 23, LaPorte, IN
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,137
SPRINGVILLE JUDAH
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
01.61 E OF POPCORN ROAD, Lawrence, IN
Built 2005 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 114
US 36 EB
FairOver: LITTLE WHITE LICK CREEK
02.30 W I-465, Marion, IN
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 24,998
SR 47
FairOver: HAZEL CREEK
07.67 S SR 75, Montgomery, IN
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 783
CR 900W
FairOver: SOLOMON CREEK
00.42 S OF N JEFFERSON ST, Noble, IN
Built 1920 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,620
CR 100S
FairOver: HUTTON DITCH
00.20 W CR 550 E, Porter, IN
Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 240
Showing 3,951-4,000 of 18,630 bridges
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