Total bridges
292
Public highway bridges in Logan County
County profile · official public datasets
Logan County, IL
292 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.8% rated Good, 62% Fair, 8.2% Poor.
- 292
- Public bridges
- 29.8%
- Good condition
- 8.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Logan County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 56th
- of 102 on Poor share
- 8.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 292
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- 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.
Logan County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Logan County ranks #56 of 102 Illinois counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.2%). Logan County, Illinois contains 292 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.8% are rated “Good,” 62% “Fair,” and 8.2% “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
29.8%
87 of 292 rated 7-9
Fair condition
62%
181 of 292 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.2%
24 of 292 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#56 of 102
Among Illinois counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 292 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 29.8% (87)
Fair 62% (181)
Poor 8.2% (24)
Logan County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,370 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 390 crossings a day against 1,239 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 291 of 292 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
50% of Logan County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
146 of the 292 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 29.8% 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 62.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-155 & RAMPS A & over S FK PRAIRIE CREEK, built 1990, carries 5,825 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 24-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 9,370 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Logan County's bridges were built
292 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 7
1900–1909
7 bridges
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 13
1930–1939
13 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s 20
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
46 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
72 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
51 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s 16
2000–2009
16 bridges
- 2010s 16
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 72 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Illinois average (1979).
How Logan County compares with Illinois's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Illinois counties nearest Logan County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.2% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 101 Illinois counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coles County | 304 | 39.5% | 51.6% | 8.9% | 1981 |
| Knox County | 304 | 49.3% | 39.5% | 11.2% | 1982 |
| Ford County | 302 | 55.6% | 38.1% | 6.3% | 1983 |
| Marion County | 296 | 62.5% | 31.1% | 6.4% | 1973 |
| Hancock County | 292 | 41.8% | 38% | 20.2% | 1977 |
| Logan County (this page) | 292 | 29.8% | 62% | 8.2% | 1975 |
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 Logan 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 Logan County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IL (292 bridges here).
- Canyon County, ID · 292 bridges
- Jackson County, OK · 292 bridges
- Clearfield County, PA · 292 bridges
- Boone County, IN · 293 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IL (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (181)
BURTON VIEW RD
FairOver: SUGAR CK OVERFLOW
2.5 MI N BURTONVIEW, Logan, IL
Built 1964 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 300
FAS 566 (CH 10)
FairOver: I-55
ELKHART INTERCHANGE, Logan, IL
Built 1974 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 250
TR 84
FairOver: PRAIRIE CK
1 E 1 MI N EMDEN, Logan, IL
Built 1966 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 20
MT PULASKI-ELKHART
FairOver: SALT CK OVERFLOW
2.5 MI W MT PULASKI, Logan, IL
Built 1934 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 900
TR 108
FairOver: PRAIRIE CK
1 N 2.5 MI E EMDEN, Logan, IL
Built 1972 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
MT PULASKI-ILLIOPO
FairOver: LAKE FORK CK
4.5 MI S MT PULASKI, Logan, IL
Built 1940 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 550
TR 91
FairOver: DEER CK TRIB
3 N 1 MI W BEASON, Logan, IL
Built 1970 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 50
TR 212
FairOver: LAKE FORK CK
4 MI E CORNLAND, Logan, IL
Built 1961 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 20
TR 176
FairOver: LAKE FORK CK
1 W 1.5 MI S LAKE FK, Logan, IL
Built 1964 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100
TR 31
FairOver: CLEAR CK
2.0 M E ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1974 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 100
TR 45
FairOver: PRAIRIE CK
3.5 N 3 E NEW HOLLND, Logan, IL
Built 1965 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 75
I-55 NB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
2.5 M E I-55/155 INT, Logan, IL
Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,750
I-55 SB
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
2.5 M E I-55/155 INT, Logan, IL
Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,750
TR 54
FairOver: PRAIRIE CK
2 S 1 MI W EMDEN, Logan, IL
Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50
TR 201
FairOver: N FORK LAKE FORK CK
2.5 MI N LATHAM, Logan, IL
Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 125
TR 234
FairOver: DEER CK TR 1B
3 M E 1 M S LINCOLN, Logan, IL
Built 1974 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 75
TR 39
FairOver: CLEAR CK
2.5 MI E ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50
TR 197
FairOver: N FORK LAKE FORK C
2 MI E 2MIS CHESTNUT, Logan, IL
Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50
I-155 NB
FairOver: I-55 SB
I-55/155 NW LINCOLN, Logan, IL
Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,300
TR 288
FairOver: SALT CREEK
2.0 MI W CHESTNUT, Logan, IL
Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 275
MT PULASKI-ELKHART
FairOver: LAKE FORK OVERFLOW
3.5 MI E ELKHART, Logan, IL
Built 1934 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 800
CH S13
FairOver: I-55
BROADWELL INTERCHNGE, Logan, IL
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350
I 55 & E&W FR RDS
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
N SANGAMON CO LINE, Logan, IL
Built 1944 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,125
I-55
FairOver: TRIB LAKE FORK
2.5M NE ELKHART INT, Logan, IL
Built 1922 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,450
LINCOLN PKWY.
FairOver: BRAINERDS BRANCH
1.5M E OLD IL 121, Logan, IL
Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,150
MIDDLETOWN RD
FairOver: SALT CK
1 MI N MIDDLETOWN, Logan, IL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 900
MT PULASKI ELKHART
FairOver: LAKE FORK CREEK
3 MI E ELKHART, Logan, IL
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800
WAYNESVILLE ROAD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3 E 2 MI S ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325
CH 12S
FairOver: TR 199A
1 MI S ELKHART, Logan, IL
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
FAS 560
FairOver: PRAIRIE CRK TRIB
3 MI N NEWHOLLAND, Logan, IL
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
NEW HOLLAND-SAN JO
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
1 MI E SAN JOSE, Logan, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
TR 334
FairOver: SALT CK
4.5 MI SE BEASON, Logan, IL
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 31
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
2.75 MI E OF ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
DOOLITTLE ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2 SE OF LINCOLN, Logan, IL
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125
TR 158
FairOver: Trib to Salt Creek
4 MI S of Lincoln, Logan, IL
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR 161
FairOver: SALT CREEK TRIB.
1 S 4 MI EMIDDLETOWN, Logan, IL
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
POLECAT HILL RD
FairOver: SALT CK
2 MI E MIDDLETOWN, Logan, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 260
FairOver: DEER CREEK
4 MI E OF LINCOLN, Logan, IL
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35
TR 61
FairOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
3 MI W LAWNDALE, Logan, IL
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 55
FairOver: KICKAPOO CK
1 MI E LAWNDALE, Logan, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 124
FairOver: LAKE FORK CREEK
2.25 MI N CORNLAND, Logan, IL
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
TR 154
FairOver: LAKE FORK
1 MI NE CORNLAND, Logan, IL
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
TR 207
FairOver: LAKE FORK CREEK
1 E 3 MI N CORNLAND, Logan, IL
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
TR 126
FairOver: LAKE FORK CREEK
4 E 1 MI S ELKHART, Logan, IL
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
EM CHURCH RD
FairOver: KICKAPOO CK
1.5 MI NW LAWNDALE, Logan, IL
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
TR 230
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
4 NW OF ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175
TR 13
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
2.5 MI E UNION, Logan, IL
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 25
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.5MI SE OF UNION, Logan, IL
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
TR 218
FairOver: SALT CK TRIB
1 N 1.5 MI W MT PLSK, Logan, IL
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 322
FairOver: TRIB TO DEER CR
1 M W 3.8 M N BEASON, Logan, IL
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
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