FAI 74 & 280 WB
Carrying FAI 74 & 280 WB over COAL CREEK
2.5 MI W HENRY CO, Rock Island, Illinois
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
FAI 74 & 280 WB in Rock Island, Illinois sits above 94% of rated Illinois bridges on inventory load rating (54 t), while its 2014 build year is earlier than 6% of Rock Island's recorded-year cohort (272 bridges).
FAI 74 & 280 WB in Rock Island, Illinois is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2014, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:081019500000000
POST-2000 · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: FAI 74 & 280 WB
The FAI 74 & 280 WB bridge in Rock Island, Illinois carries FAI 74 & 280 WB over COAL CREEK. It was built in 2014, making it 12 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 35.7 meters (117 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 7,500 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Illinois bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How FAI 74 & 280 WB compares
Age against the county: built in 2014, earlier than 17 of Rock Island's 272 bridges with a recorded construction year (6%), against a county median build year of 1984. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Illinois bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (26,904 of 26,928 rated).
FAI 74 & 280 WB vs every rated Illinois bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
54 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
- 2014
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 35.7 m (117 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.9 m (46 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 7,500 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 081019500000000
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • At 8/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
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 FAI 74 & 280 WB 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 FAI 74 & 280 WB 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 FAI 74 & 280 WB?
FAI 74 & 280 WB in Rock Island, Illinois has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is FAI 74 & 280 WB inspected?
FAI 74 & 280 WB'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 7,500 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. FAI 74 & 280 WB is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for FAI 74 & 280 WB?
FAI 74 & 280 WB has an NBI inventory load rating of 53.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining FAI 74 & 280 WB?
FAI 74 & 280 WB is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is FAI 74 & 280 WB and does age affect safety?
FAI 74 & 280 WB was built in 2014, making it 12 years old.
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