Total bridges
296
Public highway bridges in Marion County
County profile · official public datasets
Marion County, IL
296 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 62.5% rated Good, 31.1% Fair, 6.4% Poor.
- 296
- Public bridges
- 62.5%
- Good condition
- 6.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Marion County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 32%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 6.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 296
- public highway bridges
- 1973
- 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.
Marion County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Marion County ranks #33 of 102 Illinois counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.4%). Marion County, Illinois contains 296 public highway bridges. Roughly 62.5% are rated “Good,” 31.1% “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
62.5%
185 of 296 rated 7-9
Fair condition
31.1%
92 of 296 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.4%
19 of 296 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#33 of 102
Among Illinois counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 296 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 62.5% (185)
Fair 31.1% (92)
Poor 6.4% (19)
Marion County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,285 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 436 crossings a day against 1,404 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 295 of 296 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
44.3% of Marion County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
131 of the 296 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 62.5% 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 47.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
IL 161 - FAP 805 over FAI-57, built 1968, carries 3,900 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 19-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 8,285 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Marion County's bridges were built
296 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s
1900–1909
32 bridges
- 1910s 2
1910–1919
2 bridges
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 18
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
48 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
30 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
52 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
39 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
36 bridges
- 2010s 18
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 52 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1973, 6 years older than the Illinois average of 1979.
How Marion County compares with Illinois's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Illinois counties nearest Marion County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.4% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1973 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 7 years older.
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 (this page) | 296 | 62.5% | 31.1% | 6.4% | 1973 |
| Hancock County | 292 | 41.8% | 38% | 20.2% | 1977 |
| Logan County | 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 Marion 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 Marion County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IL (296 bridges here).
- Vigo County, IN · 296 bridges
- Story County, IA · 296 bridges
- Guadalupe County, TX · 296 bridges
- Clark County, WI · 296 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IL (1973 here).
- Jefferson County, AL · avg 1973 · 1,068 bridges
- Erie County, NY · avg 1973 · 906 bridges
- Davidson County, TN · avg 1973 · 832 bridges
- Lancaster County, PA · avg 1973 · 801 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (296)
IL 37
FairOver: IC RR
4.25 MI N SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,350
FAI-57 NB
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
3 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,650
FAI-57 SB
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
3 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,650
FAI-57 SB
FairOver: US-50
SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,350
I-57 NB
FairOver: IC RR
3 MI N SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,350
I-57 SB
FairOver: ICRR
3 MI N SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,350
TR-64
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
2 MI E CENTRAL CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
TR-337
FairOver: ZION HILL BRANCH
0.5 MI NE RACON CK R, Marion, IL
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR-401A
FairOver: KRIETEMEYER BRANCH
0.5 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375
FAS-789 (CH 27)
FairOver: DUMS CREEK
3 MI N IUKA, Marion, IL
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 675
FAS-789
FairOver: FULTON CREEK
2.5 MI S IUKA, Marion, IL
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 725
TR 249A
FairOver: BRUBAKER CREEK
1.5 MI SE SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
TR 239
FairOver: ICG RR
4.5 MI E IUKA, Marion, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
FAU 8592
FairOver: JOHNNIE BRANCH
N PART CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 900
TR 168
FairOver: JIMS CREEK
5 MI NNW SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR-28
FairOver: WEBSTER CREEK
SE WAMAC, Marion, IL
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125
FAU-8556
FairOver: SALEM RESERVOIR DAM
SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 475
I-57 NB
FairOver: CSXRR
.25 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,650
I-57 SB
FairOver: CSXRR
.25 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,650
I-57 NB
FairOver: Abandoned M&IRR(UPRR)
.75 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 9,650
I-57 SB
FairOver: Abandoned M&IRR(UPRR)
.75 MI S SALEM INT, Marion, IL
Built 1968 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 9,650
TR-165A
FairOver: SKILLET FORK
2 MI SE FORBES ST PK, Marion, IL
Built 1977 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 25
FAS-1793 (CH-9)
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.6 MI S ODIN, Marion, IL
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 625
IL 161 - FAP 805
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
3 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1974 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 5,150
TR-309
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1 MI S JUNCTION CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 425
TR-216
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
3 MI SW SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 225
FAI-57 NB
FairOver: E FORK KASKASKIA RV
2 MI S FAYETTE C L, Marion, IL
Built 1970 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,050
FAI-57 SB
FairOver: E FORK KASKASKIA RV
2 MI S FAYETTE CO LN, Marion, IL
Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,050
US 51
FairOver: ICRR ATKRR
3.9 mi N IL 161 Centralia, Marion, IL
Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,050
US 51 (FAP 322)
FairOver: EAST FORK KASKASKIA
10 MI S FAYETTE CO L, Marion, IL
Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,750
US-50
FairOver: DUMS CREEK EAST
4.5 MI E SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1952 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,750
CH-20
FairOver: DAVIDSON CREEK
1 MI W TONTI, Marion, IL
Built 1977 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 350
IL 161 - FAP 805
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK OVFL
2.75 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1974 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 5,150
US 51 (FAP 322)
FairOver: North TURKEY CREEK
E OF JUNCTION CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,050
CH-33
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1 MI S ODIN, Marion, IL
Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 375
TR-251
FairOver: SKILLET FORK
2 MI SE IUKA, Marion, IL
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 100
US 51 SB (FAP 322)
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
N OF CENTRAL CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,050
I-57 NB
FairOver: UPRR
3.5 MI S FAYETTE C L, Marion, IL
Built 1970 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 9,050
I-57 SB
FairOver: UPRR
3.5 MI S FAYETTE C L, Marion, IL
Built 1969 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 9,050
US 51 (FAP 322)
FairOver: South TURKEY CREEK
N CENTRAL CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1982 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,050
FAS-1788
FairOver: BRANCH DUMS CREEK
1.7 MI NE BRUBAKER, Marion, IL
Built 1961 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 300
IL 161 - FAP 805
FairOver: TRIB TO RACCOON CRK
4.5 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1974 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 5,150
TR-498A (Sullens R
GoodOver: Conner Branch
3 Mi E of Iuka, Marion, IL
Built 1900 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 25
TR-309
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
1 MI NE CENTRAL CITY, Marion, IL
Built 1984 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 425
FAS-790
GoodOver: WILLS CREEK
4 MI W ALMA, Marion, IL
Built 1938 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 175
CH-20
GoodOver: N END SALEM RESERV0I
1.5 MI N SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1953 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 700
TR-216
GoodOver: VERMILION CREEK
1.5 MI SW SALEM, Marion, IL
Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,150
TR-403
GoodOver: RACCOON CREEK
3 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1909 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 125
CH 27
GoodOver: CREEK
2 MI SE KINMUNDY, Marion, IL
Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 175
TR-401A
GoodOver: SCHWARTZ BRANCH
1.5 MI E CENTRALIA, Marion, IL
Built 1909 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 275
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