FARGO RD
Carrying FARGO RD over MEREDOSIA DITCH
4 MI W OF ERIE, Rock Island, Illinois
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
FARGO RD in Rock Island, Illinois sits above 14% of rated Illinois bridges on inventory load rating (26 t), while its 1976 build year is earlier than 58% of Rock Island's recorded-year cohort (272 bridges).
FARGO RD in Rock Island, Illinois is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1976, 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:081308600000000
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · ADT-UNK · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- ADT-UNK ADT unknown
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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: FARGO RD
The FARGO RD bridge in Rock Island, Illinois carries FARGO RD over MEREDOSIA DITCH. It was built in 1976, making it 50 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 58.8 meters (193 feet) end to end. Average daily traffic is not reported for this structure. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How FARGO RD compares
Age against the county: built in 1976, earlier than 159 of Rock Island's 272 bridges with a recorded construction year (58%), 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).
FARGO RD vs every rated Illinois bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
26 Top 86% higher than 14% 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
- 1976
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 58.8 m (193 ft)
- Deck Width
- 9.1 m (30 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Structure Number
- 081308600000000
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • At 7/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
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 FARGO RD 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 FARGO RD 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 FARGO RD?
FARGO RD in Rock Island, Illinois has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is FARGO RD inspected?
FARGO RD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. FARGO RD 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 FARGO RD?
FARGO RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 25.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining FARGO RD?
FARGO RD is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is FARGO RD and does age affect safety?
FARGO RD was built in 1976, making it 50 years old.
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