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
OLSON ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
00.40 E OF CR 600 W, Fulton, IN
Built 1969 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 750
CR 1050 S
FairOver: JORDAN CREEK
00.90 W OF SR 68, Gibson, IN
Built 1971 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 100
RAYMOND STREET
FairOver: BIG EAGLE CREEK
00.10 E OF KENTUCKY AVENU, Marion, IN
Built 1966 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 18,272
SR 46
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
02.37 W US 231, Owen, IN
Built 1985 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 7,300
US 231
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
02.92 S SR 46, Owen, IN
Built 1934 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 6,591
STOCKTON RD
FairOver: HAUSER CREEK
00.00 W LICK CREEK RD, Owen, IN
Built 1970 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 190
CR 1000N
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
00.10 E of US 41, Parke, IN
Built 1939 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 101
AMOS ROAD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
00.50 S OF SR 44, Shelby, IN
Built 1969 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,125
LASALLE STREET
FairOver: EAST RACE WAY
00.20 E SR 933, St. Joseph, IN
Built 1993 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 13,061
CR 300 E
FairOver: BECHTOLD DITCH
00.30 N OF CR 1100 N, Wabash, IN
Built 1960 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 360
WEBSTER RD
FairOver: MCHENRY DRAIN
00.50 S PAULDING ROAD, Allen, IN
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 208
MERIDIAN Rd
FairOver: DEER Creek
00.31 S of SR 218, Carroll, IN
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 187
CR 800N
FairOver: NORTH FORK PRAIRIE CREEK
00.11 W of CR 1000 E, Daviess, IN
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 454
EAST LINCOLN AVE
FairOver: ROCK RUN CREEK
00.50 E SR 15, Elkhart, IN
Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,693
CR 450E
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
00.60 S of SR 44, Fayette, IN
Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 550
ALQUINA RD
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
00.10 E of CR 350 E, Fayette, IN
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 475
CR 400 N
FairOver: DRAIN OF YELLOW CREEK
00.50 W OF CR 775 E, Gibson, IN
Built 1982 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
S GARTHWAITE RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF WALNUT CREEK
00.10 MI S of E 38th STR, Grant, IN
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,870
CR 350E
FairOver: BARREN CREEK
01.16 MI S of SR 26, Grant, IN
Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 210
CR 450S
FairOver: BRANCH OF W FORK MILL CR
00.70 E OF CR 525 W, Hendricks, IN
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 875
CR 400E
FairOver: BR OF W FK WHITE LICK CR
00.10 N OF CR 700 S, Hendricks, IN
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600
CR 400 N
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
0.4 MI W CR 1000 E, Howard, IN
Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 966
CR 300 S
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.6 MI E CR 1100 E, Howard, IN
Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 226
CR 600 E
FairOver: KOKOMO CREEK
0.4 MI S CR 400 S, Howard, IN
Built 1920 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 292
CR 1025W
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.7 MILES NORTH OF CR 550, Jay, IN
Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 138
CR 700E
FairOver: LIMBERLOST CREEK
0.4 MILES NORTH OF CR 400, Jay, IN
Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 277
SOUTH WHEATLAND RD
FairOver: KESSINGER DITCH
01.33 S S US 150 / 50, Knox, IN
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130
ROBINSON ROAD
FairOver: KESSINGER DITCH
00.47 S OF US 150/50, Knox, IN
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200
PRULLAGE ROAD
FairOver: SNAPP CREEK
00.12 NW OF HILLCREST ROA, Knox, IN
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 110
ROYAL OAK CHURCH
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
01.57 SW LONG ROAD, Knox, IN
Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130
MONROE SCHOOL ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF WILSON CREEK
00.54 S OF HICKORY CORNER, Knox, IN
Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130
MACLURE ROAD
FairOver: SNAPP CREEK
00.40 N OF WHEATLAND ROAD, Knox, IN
Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 110
S. FILBERT ROAD
FairOver: NOAH BERGER DITCH
00.10 N OF E 16TH RD, Marshall, IN
Built 1924 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
FRIENDSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF N FORK SALT CR
00.10 N GROSS ROAD, Monroe, IN
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 49
CR 275 W
FairOver: CLARK DITCH
0.0 MI INT CR 825 S, Newton, IN
Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 143
CR 700 W
FairOver: SHELDON DITCH NO 1
0.3 MI S US 24, Newton, IN
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 143
CR 200S
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
00.01 E CR 1100 E, Pike, IN
Built 1883 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 82
MERIDIAN LINE RD
FairOver: NORTH RAMP CREEK
00.30 S of CR 1100 N, Putnam, IN
Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130
CR 600S
FairOver: LITTLE FLATROCK RIVER
00.10 W OF CR 100 E, Rush, IN
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
CR 800 NORTH
FairOver: WEST LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
00.30 W OF CR 800 W, Shelby, IN
Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150
CR 200 EAST
FairOver: FOREMANS BRANCH
00.25 MI. S. OF CR 350 N, Shelby, IN
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150
CR 500S
FairOver: NORTH FORK LEWIS CREEK
00.15 W OF SR 9, Shelby, IN
Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200
BEAR CREEK RD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
01.10 N of KNIGGA RD, Switzerland, IN
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
NEW HARMONY RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF LITTLE CREEK
00.20 N OF DENZER RD, Vanderburgh, IN
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 629
CR 300W
FairOver: JONATHAN Creek
00.10 S of CR 140 S, Vermillion, IN
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 145
CR 900N
FairOver: COAL Branch
00.90 W of CR 100 W, Vermillion, IN
Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 117
RUSH STREET
FairOver: SPLUNGE CREEK
00.60 N SR 159, Vigo, IN
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 188
PETTIFORD AVENUE
FairOver: SULPHUR CREEK
00.60 E CREAL ST, Vigo, IN
Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 188
CENTERVILLE RD
FairOver: LOCUST CREEK
00.20 W of ABINGTON Pk, Wayne, IN
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,071
STRAIGHTLINE PK
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
00.20 N of BOSTON TWP Ln, Wayne, IN
Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 709
Showing 4,501-4,550 of 18,630 bridges
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