Total bridges
253
Public highway bridges in Effingham County
County profile · official public datasets
Effingham County, IL
253 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47.4% rated Good, 47.8% Fair, 4.7% Poor.
- 253
- Public bridges
- 47.4%
- Good condition
- 4.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Effingham County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 13%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 253
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Effingham County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Effingham County ranks #13 of 102 Illinois counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.7%). Effingham County, Illinois contains 253 public highway bridges. Roughly 47.4% are rated “Good,” 47.8% “Fair,” and 4.7% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
47.4%
120 of 253 rated 7-9
Fair condition
47.8%
121 of 253 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.7%
12 of 253 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#13 of 102
Among Illinois counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 253 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 47.4% (120)
Fair 47.8% (121)
Poor 4.7% (12)
Effingham County's Poor-condition bridges carry 37,370 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 3,114 crossings a day against 750 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 253 of 253 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
42.3% of Effingham County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
107 of the 253 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 47.4% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 32% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FAI-70 EB over FAS-711, built 1961, carries 11,950 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 12-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 37,370 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Effingham County's bridges were built
253 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s
1900–1909
26 bridges
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1930s 12
1930–1939
12 bridges
- 1950s 5
1950–1959
5 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
53 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
34 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
38 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
27 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
31 bridges
- 2010s 19
2010–2019
19 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 53 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1974, 5 years older than the Illinois average of 1979.
How Effingham County compares with Illinois's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Illinois counties nearest Effingham County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.7% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 5 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 101 Illinois counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | 261 | 40.6% | 46.4% | 13% | 1981 |
| Montgomery County | 261 | 52.1% | 40.6% | 7.3% | 1977 |
| Jefferson County | 260 | 47.7% | 46.2% | 6.2% | 1984 |
| Effingham County (this page) | 253 | 47.4% | 47.8% | 4.7% | 1974 |
| Lake County | 251 | 37.1% | 53% | 10% | 1976 |
| Piatt County | 246 | 62.2% | 31.7% | 6.1% | 1979 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Effingham County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Effingham County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IL (253 bridges here).
- Livingston County, LA · 253 bridges
- Manatee County, FL · 254 bridges
- Ottawa County, MI · 254 bridges
- Wagoner County, OK · 254 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IL (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (121)
TR-316
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CREEK
2 MI SW MONTROSE, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 25
TR-3
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
5 MI NE BIBLE GROVE, Effingham, IL
Built 1914 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 75
TR-183
FairOver: DIETRICH CREEK
1.5 MI SW DIETRICH, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 75
TR-9A
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
4 MI NW SHUMWAY, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 75
TR-217
FairOver: BISHOP CREEK
3 MI E WATSON, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 150
TR-316A
FairOver: DIETERICH CREEK
1.5 MI SW DIETERICH, Effingham, IL
Built 1973 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 150
FAS-1709 (CH-8)
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
1 MI W ST MARYS, Effingham, IL
Built 1977 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 375
TR-40
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
1 MI NE ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 25
TR-153
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
1 MI SE KEPTOWN, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
TR-231A
FairOver: FULFER CREEK
4 MI SW ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 100
FAS 2796 (US-40)
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
2MI E ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1919 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,450
FAS-1710 (CH-24)
FairOver: FULFER CREEK
2.5 MI N MASON, Effingham, IL
Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 375
TR-4
FairOver: LITTLE MOCCASIN CK
1.5 MI W MOCCASIN, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 125
TR-300
FairOver: LITTLE BISHOP CREEK
1 MI SE ELLIOTSTOWN, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 100
TR-14
FairOver: LITTLE MOCCASIN CK
1 MI W MOCCASIN, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
01900 VIRGINIA ST
FairOver: DIETERICH CREEK
DIETERICH, Effingham, IL
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 150
FAS-2715 (CH-12)
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
3 MI W MASON, Effingham, IL
Built 1964 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 425
FAS-1711 (CH-21)
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CREEK
2 MI E POLICE STA, Effingham, IL
Built 1967 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,250
FAS 1724
FairOver: FAI-57
4 MI S SW TRI-LEVEL, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 550
TR-14
FairOver: FAI-70
1 MI W ALTAMONT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 200
TR-40
FairOver: FAI-70
1.6 MI E ALTAMNT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 625
TR-288
FairOver: FAI-70
3.6 MI E US-45 INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1960 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 450
FAS-711 (CH-25)
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
4 MI N ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1963 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 850
FAS-1711 (CH-21)
FairOver: SALT CREEK
1 MI E POLICE STA, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,550
TR-268
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
3 MI SE EFFINGHAM, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 250
TR-288
FairOver: FIRST SALT CREEK
NE CORNER TEUTOPOLIS, Effingham, IL
Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 650
FAS-711 (CH-25)
FairOver: BIG CREEK
1 MI S ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1938 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,700
FAS-711 (CH 25)
FairOver: NW BR FULFER CREEK
5 MI S ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1938 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,350
FAS 1707 (US-40)
FairOver: STREAM
MP 22.68, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,950
FAS-1710 (CH-24)
FairOver: FAI-57
2.5 MI S WATSON INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1969 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 325
CH-11
FairOver: FAI-70
5.0 MI E US-45 INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 275
TR-2
FairOver: FAI-70
EFF-FAY CO LINE, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 325
TR-62
FairOver: FAI-70
3.9 MI E ALTAMNT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 425
TR-78
FairOver: FAI-70
5.5 MI E ALTAMNT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1961 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 200
CH-13
FairOver: FAI-70
6.5 MI E US-45 INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1960 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 275
FAP-174 (ILL-32/33
FairOver: FAI-70
ILL-32/33 INT EFF, Effingham, IL
Built 1959 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 23,900
TR-31
FairOver: BRANCH SALT CREEK
3 MI N TEUTOPOLIS, Effingham, IL
Built 1977 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 475
TR-264
FairOver: FAI-57
.6 MI S SHELBY CO LN, Effingham, IL
Built 1964 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 325
FAS-1710(FUNKHSR R
FairOver: FAI-70
7.7 MI E ALTAMNT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1961 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,100
TR-157
FairOver: FAI-57
2 MI S SW TRI-LEVEL, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 200
TR-215
FairOver: FAI-57
5 MI S SW TRI-LEVEL, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 150
TR-258
FairOver: FAI-70
2.1 MI E US-45 INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,050
CH-9
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
3 MI N EFFINGHAM, Effingham, IL
Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 600
FAS-2715 (CH-12)
FairOver: FAI-57
WCL MASON, Effingham, IL
Built 1969 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 350
TR-44
FairOver: BROCKETT CREEK
3.5 MI SE ALTAMONT, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100
FAP-774 (ILL-33)
FairOver: STREAM
1 MI E BEECHER CITY, Effingham, IL
Built 1939 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,250
TR-300
FairOver: RAMSEY CREEK
7 MI SW DIETERICH, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 35
FAI-57 SB
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
1.5 MI S SHELBY C L, Effingham, IL
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,450
FAI-70 EB
FairOver: B & O RR(ABANDONED)
.2 MI W ALTAMONT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,950
FAI-70 WB
FairOver: B & O RR(ABANDONED)
.2 MI W ALTAMONT INT, Effingham, IL
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,950
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