FT ARMSTRNG AV RR
Carrying FT ARMSTRNG AV RR over US67 MISSRVR L&D15 CPRR
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Rock Island, Illinois
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR in Rock Island, Illinois sits above 2% of rated Illinois bridges on inventory load rating (14 t), while its 1896 build year is earlier than 100% of Rock Island's recorded-year cohort (272 bridges).
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR in Rock Island, Illinois is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1896, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure IL:000000000819903
PRE-1950 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: FT ARMSTRNG AV RR
The FT ARMSTRNG AV RR bridge in Rock Island, Illinois carries FT ARMSTRNG AV RR over US67 MISSRVR L&D15 CPRR. It was built in 1896, making it 130 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 564.3 meters (1851 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 18,000 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Illinois bridges. It is owned and maintained by NASA.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How FT ARMSTRNG AV RR compares
Age against the county: built in 1896, earlier than 271 of Rock Island's 272 bridges with a recorded construction year (100%), against a county median build year of 1984. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Illinois bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (26,904 of 26,928 rated).
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR vs every rated Illinois bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
14 Top 98% higher than 2% of 26,904 bridges
rated Illinois bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Rock Island inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 272 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1896
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 564.3 m (1851 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.7 m (25 ft)
- Owner
- NASA
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 18,000 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000819903
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether FT ARMSTRNG AV RR is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare FT ARMSTRNG AV RR against other structures in Rock Island and across Illinois. Illinois bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for FT ARMSTRNG AV RR?
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR in Rock Island, Illinois has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is FT ARMSTRNG AV RR inspected?
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 18,000 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. FT ARMSTRNG AV RR is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for FT ARMSTRNG AV RR?
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR has an NBI inventory load rating of 13.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining FT ARMSTRNG AV RR?
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR is owned and maintained by NASA.
How old is FT ARMSTRNG AV RR and does age affect safety?
FT ARMSTRNG AV RR was built in 1896, making it 130 years old.
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