Total bridges
344
Public highway bridges in Kankakee County
County profile · official public datasets
Kankakee County, IL
344 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 40.1% rated Good, 53.5% Fair, 6.4% Poor.
- 344
- Public bridges
- 40.1%
- Good condition
- 6.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Kankakee County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 31%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 6.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 344
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- 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.
Kankakee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Kankakee County ranks #32 of 102 Illinois counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.4%). Kankakee County, Illinois contains 344 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.1% are rated “Good,” 53.5% “Fair,” and 6.4% “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
40.1%
138 of 344 rated 7-9
Fair condition
53.5%
184 of 344 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.4%
22 of 344 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#32 of 102
Among Illinois counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 344 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 40.1% (138)
Fair 53.5% (184)
Poor 6.4% (22)
Kankakee County's Poor-condition bridges carry 79,175 vehicle crossings a day
That is 10.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 3,599 crossings a day against 1,505 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 344 of 344 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33.4% of Kankakee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
115 of the 344 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 40.1% 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 18.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
FAI-57 SB over ILL 17, built 1955, carries 14,450 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 22-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 79,175 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Kankakee County's bridges were built
344 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 22
1950–1959
22 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
48 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
64 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
82 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
42 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
40 bridges
- 2010s 21
2010–2019
21 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 82 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Illinois average (1979).
How Kankakee County compares with Illinois's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Illinois counties nearest Kankakee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.4% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1983 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 101 Illinois counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County | 352 | 24.1% | 57.7% | 18.2% | 1983 |
| Macon County | 346 | 25.7% | 58.7% | 15.6% | 1984 |
| DuPage County | 344 | 37.5% | 54.4% | 8.1% | 1985 |
| Kankakee County (this page) | 344 | 40.1% | 53.5% | 6.4% | 1982 |
| Stephenson County | 342 | 61.1% | 36.3% | 2.6% | 1977 |
| Kane County | 336 | 48.2% | 45.5% | 6.3% | 1986 |
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 Kankakee 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 Kankakee County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IL (344 bridges here).
- Shelby County, AL · 344 bridges
- Cumberland County, ME · 344 bridges
- Greene County, OH · 344 bridges
- Galveston County, TX · 344 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IL (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Broward County, FL · avg 1982 · 686 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (344)
TR 104A
GoodOver: BR ROCK CREEK
2.69MI E OF DESLEM, Kankakee, IL
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CH19
GoodOver: U.P.S RR
.99 MI E OF RT1, Kankakee, IL
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR 165A
GoodOver: BR OF HORSE CREEK
3.8 MI E OF HERCHER, Kankakee, IL
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
TR108
GoodOver: MINNIE CREEK
3 MI E IRWIN, Kankakee, IL
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
FAS 1309 (CH 42)
GoodOver: FARR CREEK
1MI N OF IL 17, Kankakee, IL
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375
FAS 1328 (CH54)
GoodOver: FARR CREEK
7300E 3000N, Kankakee, IL
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,050
TR 63 C
GoodOver: FARR CREEK
4 MI WNW MOMENCE, Kankakee, IL
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,100
TR 147
GoodOver: MACON RIVER
3.5 MI SE REDDICK, Kankakee, IL
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CH 12
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
.2 MI N HERSCHER, Kankakee, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000
FAS 319/CH 12
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
1.7 MI N OF HERSCHER, Kankakee, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,600
TR 7A
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
2.3 MI NE OF MANTENO, Kankakee, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 119
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
2.8 MI S BONFIELD, Kankakee, IL
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR 29
GoodOver: TOWER CREEK
8500E 7000N, Kankakee, IL
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
TR 56
GoodOver: TERRY CREEK
5600N 9250W, Kankakee, IL
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR 20A
GoodOver: TRIB TO CRANE CREEK
0.7 MI S.BUCKINGHAM, Kankakee, IL
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 20
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
16000W 1250S, Kankakee, IL
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
TR 32
GoodOver: TRIB W BRANCH HORSE
.75 MI N IL 115, Kankakee, IL
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
TR 20
GoodOver: E BR CRANE CREEK
0.79 MI N IL 115, Kankakee, IL
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
TR 266
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
17000E 1000N(APPR.), Kankakee, IL
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
CH 55
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1500E 6750S, Kankakee, IL
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250
TR 27
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
7000N 2600W, Kankakee, IL
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 50
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
1 MI W GOODRICH, Kankakee, IL
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 113
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
17750E 0000N, Kankakee, IL
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
CH 38
GoodOver: BAKER CR
1.5 MI N AROMA PARK, Kankakee, IL
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,000
TR 173
GoodOver: REDDICK RUN
18300W 6000S, Kankakee, IL
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR 222
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
11250N 11000E, Kankakee, IL
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 425
TR 63
GoodOver: EXLINE SLOUGH
4 MI NE BOURBONAIS, Kankakee, IL
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,600
TR 177 B
GoodOver: TRIB HORSE CREEK
13700 W 7000 S, Kankakee, IL
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 173(6000S)
GoodOver: BR REDDICK RUN
5 MI S REDDICK, Kankakee, IL
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
FAS-314 (CH-13)
GoodOver: Creek
1.41 SW Sherbunvilk, Kankakee, IL
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325
CH-19
GoodOver: Trim Creek
3.5 Mi N Momence, Kankakee, IL
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR-165
GoodOver: Creek
4 MI. SO. REDDICK, Kankakee, IL
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 2A
GoodOver: Williams Ditch
65. Mi E Momence, Kankakee, IL
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR 063
GoodOver: SOLDIERS CREEK
2.7 MI NE BOURBONAIS, Kankakee, IL
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,600
FAU 6195 5TH AVE
GoodOver: SOLDIER CREEK
0.11 MI N OF ILL 17, Kankakee, IL
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,850
North Street
GoodOver: I-57
2.0 MI N OF IL 17, Kankakee, IL
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000
CH 8
GoodOver: TOWER CR
4.2 MI E ST.GEORGE, Kankakee, IL
Built 1952 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,900
TR 192
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
5 MI NE ST. ANNE, Kankakee, IL
Built 1971 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50
TR 98
GoodOver: GAR CREEK
4 MI SW OFKANKAKEE, Kankakee, IL
Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100
TR 11A
GoodOver: S BR MARSHALL SLOUGH
2.1 M NE MANTENO, Kankakee, IL
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 300
TR 183
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
5.25 MI SW ST ANNE, Kankakee, IL
Built 1974 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 175
CH 9/FAS 309
GoodOver: CANAVAN CREEK
4.9 MI E OF IL 50, Kankakee, IL
Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,700
FAS 311 CH 9
GoodOver: N BRANCH ROCK CREEK
1.4 MI W OF US 45, Kankakee, IL
Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,050
FAU 6188/CH 58
GoodOver: MINNIE CR
0.52 MI S.OF ILL 115, Kankakee, IL
Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,800
Larry Power Rd/400
GoodOver: I-57 NB & SB
1.2 MI N./IL 50 JCT, Kankakee, IL
Built 2020 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 6,050
TR 3
GoodOver: FORKED CR.
3.9 MI NE OF DESELM, Kankakee, IL
Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50
TR1
GoodOver: NO. BR. FORKED CREEK
4 MI NW DESELM, Kankakee, IL
Built 1983 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50
ILL 115
GoodOver: STREAM
2 MI E BUCKINGHAM RD, Kankakee, IL
Built 2003 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,450
IL 1
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
4.5 MI. S. IL 17, Kankakee, IL
Built 1993 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,450
ILL 17
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
.7MI E OF HERCHER RD, Kankakee, IL
Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,650
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