BEECHER AVENUE
Carrying BEECHER AVENUE over W. BR. DUPAGE RIVER
0.25 M W WINFIELD RD, DuPage, Illinois
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
BEECHER AVENUE in DuPage, Illinois sits above 6% of rated Illinois bridges on inventory load rating (21 t), while its 1956 build year is earlier than 93% of DuPage's recorded-year cohort (344 bridges).
BEECHER AVENUE in DuPage, Illinois is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1956, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 2. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:022303200000000
INTERSTATE-ERA · PRESTRESS · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: BEECHER AVENUE
The BEECHER AVENUE bridge in DuPage, Illinois carries BEECHER AVENUE over W. BR. DUPAGE RIVER. It was built in 1956, making it 70 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 3 sections, stretching 29.3 meters (96 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 475 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Illinois bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in critical condition (see the full component ratings below). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How BEECHER AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1956, earlier than 320 of DuPage's 344 bridges with a recorded construction year (93%), against a county median build year of 1988. 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).
BEECHER AVENUE vs every rated Illinois bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
21 Top 94% higher than 6% 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.
DuPage inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 344 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
- 1956
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 29.3 m (96 ft)
- Deck Width
- 8.2 m (27 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 475 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 022303200000000
Condition Analysis
- • At 2/9, the deck (driving surface) is in critical shape, with severe wear recorded for this vintage.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates critical at 2/9, with severe deterioration on the latest inspection.
- • At 4/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
BEECHER AVENUE is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare BEECHER AVENUE against other structures in DuPage 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 BEECHER AVENUE?
BEECHER AVENUE in DuPage, Illinois has a deck rating of 2/9, superstructure rating of 2/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is BEECHER AVENUE inspected?
BEECHER AVENUE'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 475 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. BEECHER AVENUE is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for BEECHER AVENUE?
BEECHER AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 21.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining BEECHER AVENUE?
BEECHER AVENUE is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is BEECHER AVENUE and does age affect safety?
BEECHER AVENUE was built in 1956, making it 70 years old.
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