Oldest Bridges in Indiana

The oldest bridge in Indiana is the Park Road over North Fork Salt Creek in Brown County, built in 1838, and it still carries about 400 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Indiana, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Park Road over North Fork Salt CreekIN · 1838 · 400/day 2Towpath RD over Burnetts CreekIN · 1840 · 288/day 3Crooks Bridge RD over Little Raccoon CreekIN · 1856 · 62/day 4CR 650n over Little Raccoon CreekIN · 1856 · 132/day 5CR 800n over Big Shawnee CreekIN · 1860 · 120/day 6Bloomingdale RD over Sugar CreekIN · 1861 · 454/day 7Martin RD over Big Raccoon CreekIN · 1867 · 95/day 8Boner Road over Little Pigeon CreekIN · 1869 · 137/day 9CR 500w over Wildcat CreekIN · 1870 · 81/day 10CR 50e over Wildcat CreekIN · 1870 · 91/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Indiana by the decade it was built

100

Before 1900pre42%

173

1900s'0034%

228

1910s'1029%

592

1920s'2017%

880

1930s'3015%

461

1940s'4013%

1.3k

1950s'506%

2.8k

1960s'606%

2.7k

1970s'706%

2.9k

1980s'803%

2.9k

1990s'901%

2.0k

2000s'001%

1.8k

2010s'100%

705

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

goodfairpoor

Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 19,501 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible. 79 of the 173 bridges in the 1900s bar are recorded as built in exactly 1900, which is likely an estimate rather than a date.

The Oldest Bridges in Indiana

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Park Road over North Fork Salt Creek	Brown	1838	2020	Wood or Timber	400	Fair
Towpath RD over Burnetts Creek	Carroll	1840		Masonry	288	Fair
Crooks Bridge RD over Little Raccoon Creek	Parke	1856		Wood or Timber	62	Poor
CR 650n over Little Raccoon Creek	Parke	1856	1996	Wood or Timber	132	Poor
CR 800n over Big Shawnee Creek	Fountain	1860	1925	Wood or Timber	120	Fair
Bloomingdale RD over Sugar Creek	Parke	1861	2007	Wood or Timber	454	Good
Martin RD over Big Raccoon Creek	Parke	1867	1990	Wood or Timber	95	Poor
Boner Road over Little Pigeon Creek	Warrick	1869	2007	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	137	Poor
CR 500w over Wildcat Creek	Carroll	1870	2006	Steel	81	Fair
CR 50e over Wildcat Creek	Carroll	1870	1999	Wood or Timber	91	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Mill Street over ST Joseph River	DeKalb	1873	1981	Wood or Timber	200	Fair
CR 1675 W over Big Bayou	Gibson	1875		Wood or Timber		Poor
CR 850w over Brush Creek	Ripley	1875		Masonry	350	Fair
CR 325w over S Fork Patoka River	Pike	1876	2015	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	15	Poor
Moores Bridge RD over Patoka River	Gibson	1877		Wood or Timber		Poor
CR 990e over Mississinewa River	Grant	1877	1999	Wood or Timber	240	Fair
CR 150n over Flatrock River	Rush	1877	1996	Wood or Timber	150	Poor
N Chippewa ST over Eel River	Wabash	1877	1992	Wood or Timber	100	Poor
Fairgrounds Road over Drainage Swale	Lake	1878	2018	Wood or Timber	5	Good
Co Park Entrance over Branch Of Tanners Creek	Dearborn	1879	1997	Wood or Timber	30	Fair
Covered Bridge RD over Bean Blossom Creek	Brown	1880		Wood or Timber	50	Fair
Layton DR over Sand Creek	Decatur	1880	2004	Wood or Timber	30	Fair
S Gospel Street over Lick Creek	Orange	1880	2017	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	600	Fair
Dunbar RD over Big Walnut Creek	Putnam	1880		Wood or Timber	1,400	Poor
CR 550s over Big Walnut Creek	Putnam	1880	2014	Wood or Timber		Good
Huffman RD over Big Walnut Creek	Putnam	1880		Wood or Timber	230	Poor
Olean RD over Raccoon Creek	Ripley	1880		Masonry	350	Fair
Van Zile RD over ST Joseph River	Allen	1883	1999	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	200	Poor
Hamilton RD over Rebecca Knight Drain	Allen	1883	1999	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	175	Poor
CR 25 East over Plummer Creek	Greene	1883	1997	Wood or Timber	106	Fair
CR 440 West over Eel River	Miami	1883		Steel	100	Fair
CR 40n over Leatherwood Creek	Parke	1883	1977	Wood or Timber	103	Poor
E Owl Hollow Road over Patoka River	Orange	1884		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	150	Fair
Offutt Bridge RD over Little Blue River	Rush	1884	1996	Wood or Timber	100	Fair
Main ST over S Fk Blue River	Washington	1884	2007	Steel	613	Poor
Pisgah Road over Sugar Creek	Johnson	1885	2005	Steel	102	Fair
Stone Arch Road over Nineveh Creek	Johnson	1885	2012	Steel	143	Fair
Harvey Branch RD over Harvey Branch Salt Creek	Franklin	1885		Masonry	350	Poor
CR 1350w over Big Creek	Jefferson	1885		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	100	Fair
CR 700 South over Patoka River	Orange	1885	1992	Steel	100	Poor
Old Michigan RD over Big Creek	Ripley	1885		Masonry	250	Fair
CR 25s over Laughery Creek	Ripley	1885	2005	Wood or Timber	225	Fair
CR 500 North over Otter Creek	Ripley	1885		Masonry	150	Fair
CR 50n over Little Vermilion River	Vermillion	1885	1983	Wood or Timber	233	Fair
Yankeetown Road over Little Pigeon Creek	Warrick	1885	2012	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	60	Fair
CR 900s over Flatrock River	Rush	1886	2010	Wood or Timber	225	Fair
George ST over Hogan Creek	Dearborn	1887	1989	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	3,050	Fair
CR 675e over Sugar Creek	Hancock	1887	1983	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	240	Fair
CR 575 W over Sand Creek	Jennings	1887	2015	Wood or Timber	75	Fair
CR 175 East over Patoka River	Orange	1888	2004	Steel	90	Poor
CR 650s over Flatrock River	Rush	1888	2003	Wood or Timber	100	Fair
Precinct RD over Beech Creek	Owen	1889		Steel	30	Poor
CR 480e over Vernon Fk Muscatatuck R	Decatur	1890		Masonry	140	Fair
CR 220sw over Muddy Fork Of Sand Creek	Decatur	1890		Masonry	140	Fair
CR 250s over Muddy Fork Of Sand Creek	Decatur	1890		Masonry	140	Fair
CR 100s over Clifty Creek	Decatur	1890	2015	Masonry	140	Fair
CR 600 W over Br Fall Fork Clifty Cree	Decatur	1890		Masonry	110	Fair
CR 150e over Jordan Creek	Decatur	1890		Masonry	110	Fair
Enochsburg RD over Salt Creek	Franklin	1890	2009	Wood or Timber	350	Poor
CR 1450 West over Black Creek	Greene	1890		Steel		Poor
CR 250w over Sand Creek	Jennings	1890		Steel	100	Poor
Deep Cut Lake Road over Beaver Creek	Martin	1890	1994	Steel	63	Poor
Deep Cut Lake Road over Beaver Creek	Martin	1890	1994	Steel	100	Poor
Deep Cut Lake Road over Beaver Creek	Martin	1890	1950	Steel	97	Poor
CR 25e over Deer Creek	Putnam	1890		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	150	Poor
CR 325 E over Eel River	Wabash	1890		Steel	40	Poor
Archibald Falls RD over Little Blue River	Crawford	1892	2022	Steel	271	Poor
Abndnd Priestford over White River	Delaware	1892	1974	Steel	230	Poor
Griffin RD over Black River	Posey	1892		Steel	263	Poor
Old SR 67 over Lambs Creek	Morgan	1893		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	270	Fair
Heckel RD over Bluegrass Creek	Vanderburgh	1893	1999	Steel	325	Fair
Snowhill RD over Johnson Fork Whitewater	Franklin	1894	2011	Wood or Timber	203	Fair
Brooks Bridge Road over East Fork Of White River	Martin	1894	2009	Steel	107	Poor
CR 375 North over Lost River	Orange	1894		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	125	Fair
Marion Center RD over ST Marys River	Allen	1895	2005	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	150	Fair
CR 1000e over Salt Creek	Decatur	1895		Masonry	250	Fair
CR 820s over Vernon Fk Muscatatuck R	Decatur	1895		Masonry	570	Fair
CR 1800 W over Big Bayou	Gibson	1895	1991	Steel		Poor
CR 1225n over Flatrock Creek	Jennings	1895		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	100	Poor
CR 750e over Brush Creek	Jennings	1895	2000	Masonry	250	Fair
CR 625s over Big Graham Creek	Jennings	1895	2014	Wood or Timber	150	Fair
Oil Field Road over Busseron Creek	Knox	1895		Steel		Poor
Wash County Br RD over East Fork Of White River	Lawrence	1895		Steel	45	Poor
Ditch RD over Branch Of Lake Ditch	Morgan	1895	2002	Steel	100	Fair
Old SR 36 over Williams Creek	Parke	1895		Wood or Timber	228	Fair
CR 800 East over Little Blue River	Shelby	1895		Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron		Poor
Indiana AVE over Elkhart River	Elkhart	1896	2011	Steel	3,593	Fair
Strawberry RD over Leatherwood Creek	Parke	1896	1977	Wood or Timber	206	Poor
CR 450e over Big Pine Creek	Warren	1896	2002	Steel	60	Poor
Jinestown Road over Big Creek Tributary	Jefferson	1896		Steel	2	Fair
Jinestown Road over Big Creek	Jefferson	1897		Steel	5	Poor
CR 300n over Deer Creek	Carroll	1898	2007	Steel	102	Fair
CR 375w over Big Walnut Creek	Putnam	1898		Wood or Timber	110	Poor
CR 650n over Little Flatrock River	Decatur	1899	1988	Masonry	180	Fair
CR 100w over Muddy Fork Of Sand Creek	Decatur	1899		Masonry	210	Fair
Illinois Street over Fall Creek	Marion	1899	2014	Concrete	32,712	Good
Eastville RD over Black River	Posey	1899		Steel	139	Poor
CR 300 S over Busseron Creek	Sullivan	1899		Steel	110	Poor
CR 100 N over Wabash River	Wabash	1899	1993	Concrete	220	Fair

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