BARSTOW ROAD
Carrying BARSTOW ROAD over DRAINAGE DITCH
1.2 MI W ILL 5 & 92, Rock Island, Illinois
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
BARSTOW ROAD in Rock Island, Illinois sits above 64% of rated Illinois bridges on inventory load rating (34 t), while its 1938 build year is earlier than 94% of Rock Island's recorded-year cohort (272 bridges).
BARSTOW ROAD in Rock Island, Illinois is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1938, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. 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:081008600000000
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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: BARSTOW ROAD
The BARSTOW ROAD bridge in Rock Island, Illinois carries BARSTOW ROAD over DRAINAGE DITCH. It was built in 1938, making it 88 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1989, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 8.1 meters (27 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 525 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Illinois bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How BARSTOW ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1938, earlier than 255 of Rock Island's 272 bridges with a recorded construction year (94%), 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).
BARSTOW ROAD vs every rated Illinois bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
34 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
- 1938
- Last Reconstructed
- 1989
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.1 m (27 ft)
- Deck Width
- 11.3 m (37 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 525 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 081008600000000
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 6/9, 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 BARSTOW ROAD 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 BARSTOW ROAD 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 BARSTOW ROAD?
BARSTOW ROAD in Rock Island, Illinois has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is BARSTOW ROAD inspected?
BARSTOW ROAD'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 525 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. BARSTOW ROAD 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 BARSTOW ROAD?
BARSTOW ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 33.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining BARSTOW ROAD?
BARSTOW ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is BARSTOW ROAD and does age affect safety?
BARSTOW ROAD was built in 1938, making it 88 years old and last reconstructed in 1989.
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