Ford County, IL

300 public highway bridges

Ford County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Ford County, Illinois contains 300 public highway bridges. Roughly 55% are rated “Good,” 37% “Fair,” and 6.3% “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.

300
Total Bridges
55%
Good
37%
Fair
6.3%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
55% (165)
Fair
37% (111)
Poor
6.3% (19)

All Bridges (300)

TR 24 DRUMMER CR

Fair

Over: DICKERSON SLOUGH

140N,600E, Ford, IL

Built 1969 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100

ILL 115

Fair

Over: KELLY CREEK

2.03 MI S OF ILL 116, Ford, IL

Built 1981 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 675

ILL 9

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

2.10 MI E OF ILL 115, Ford, IL

Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,500

TR 12A DRUMMER

Fair

Over: STREAM

210N 300E, Ford, IL

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 75

TR 12A DRUMMER

Fair

Over: STREAM

230N 300E, Ford, IL

Built 1972 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 75

TR 99 DRUMMER

Fair

Over: DRUMMER CREEK

390E,300N, Ford, IL

Built 1971 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 125

TR 37 BRENTON

Fair

Over: STREAM

1480E 2300N, Ford, IL

Built 1973 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25

TR 55 LYMAN

Fair

Over: STREAM

1780E 1600N, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 63 SULLIVANT

Fair

Over: MACKINAW RIVER

290E,1200N, Ford, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 79 DRUMMER

Fair

Over: DRUMMER CREEK

350E 700N, Ford, IL

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 60E BRENTON

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK VERMILION

2130N 1600E, Ford, IL

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 69 WALL

Fair

Over: WALL TOWN DR DITCH

1380E 1100N, Ford, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR10A SULLIVANT

Fair

Over: MACKINAW RIVER

1180N 200E, Ford, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 71B WALL

Fair

Over: STREAM

1740E 1000N, Ford, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 43 BRENTON

Fair

Over: STREAM

1310E 2000N, Ford, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 105 DRUMMER

Fair

Over: DRUMMER CREEK

350E,200N, Ford, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 58 PELLA

Fair

Over: STREAM

2920N 1500E, Ford, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 48 MONA

Fair

Over: KELLY CR

3480N 1300E, Ford, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 43 BRENTON

Fair

Over: STREAM

1620E 2000N, Ford, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR58 MONA

Fair

Over: KELLY CREEK

3270N 1500E, Ford, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 61D LYMAN

Fair

Over: STREAM

1760E 1300N, Ford, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 73A WALL

Fair

Over: WALL TOWN DR DITCH

1390E 900N, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR64 MONA

Fair

Over: STREAM

3690N 1700E, Ford, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR44A PATTON

Fair

Over: THE BIG FOUR

520N,1300E, Ford, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 121 BUTTON

Fair

Over: M.FK.VERMILION RIVER

2350E,00N, Ford, IL

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 43 BRENTON

Fair

Over: STREAM

1740E,2000N, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 51A LYMAN

Fair

Over: STREAM

1720E,1800N, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 30 PEACH 0-SULL

Fair

Over: STREAM

1330N,800E, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 2 MONA

Fair

Over: TRIB TO KELLY CREEK

1800E,3500N, Ford, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 12D DRUMMER

Fair

Over: STREAM

410N,300E, Ford, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 79A WALL

Fair

Over: WALL TOWN DR DITCH

1520E,700N, Ford, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 30 PEACH ORCHAR

Fair

Over: STREAM

1440N,800E, Ford, IL

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 9 MONA

Fair

Over: STREAM

1320E3500N, Ford, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 02 BUTTON-BUTLE

Fair

Over: STREAM

515N 2800E, Ford, IL

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 91 PATTON

Fair

Over: STREAM

510N, 1300E, Ford, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR64 PELLA

Fair

Over: STREAM

2850N,1700E, Ford, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS 473/SHAMBROOK

Fair

Over: WALL TOWN DR DITCH

1260E,1600N, Ford, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 9 MONA

Fair

Over: STREAM

1240E 3500N, Ford, IL

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

TR 91 PATTON

Fair

Over: THE BIG FOUR

1320E 500N, Ford, IL

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

TR 9 MONA

Fair

Over: KELLY CREEK

1520E 3500N, Ford, IL

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 25

TR 60B PELLA

Fair

Over: PELLA DRAINAGE DITCH

2790N 1600E, Ford, IL

Built 1907 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25

ILL 9

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

2.99 MI W OF ILL 115, Ford, IL

Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,700

CH 8 GALLAHUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

2800N,1299EN, Ford, IL

Built 1958 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

TR 10A DRUMMER

Fair

Over: W BR DRUMMER CR

200E 600N, Ford, IL

Built 1969 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 75

IL 9/FAP 697

Fair

Over: IL CENT. RR

PATTON ST IN PAXTON, Ford, IL

Built 2001 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,750

TR 2 MONA

Fair

Over: STREAM

3420 N,1800E, Ford, IL

Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50

ILL 54

Fair

Over: E BR VERMILION RIVER

2.72 MI S ILL 54-115, Ford, IL

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,150

US 24

Fair

Over: DRAIN. DITCH

1.23 MI W OF ILL 115, Ford, IL

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,600

ILL 9 & 47

Fair

Over: DRUMMER CREEK

0.25 MI S OF IL 9, Ford, IL

Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,350

TR 24 DIX

Fair

Over: DICKERSON SLOUGH

390N,600E, Ford, IL

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
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