Shelby County, IL
330 public highway bridges
Shelby County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Shelby County, Illinois contains 330 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.4% are rated “Good,” 35.8% “Fair,” and 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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (330)
FAS 1656(CH 23)
UnknownOver: I-57
1 MI N EFF CO LINE, Shelby, IL
SIR RR
UnknownOver: WASH ST (MS 7300A)
SOUTH OF S SECOND, Shelby, IL
MOPAC RR
UnknownOver: TR 222
.5 MI SE SHELBYVILLE, Shelby, IL
TR 320
FairOver: STREAM
3.0 MI SW STRASBURG, Shelby, IL
TR 54
FairOver: STREAM
4.8 MI N HERRICK, Shelby, IL
TR 387
FairOver: STREAM
2.0 MI SE OCONEE, Shelby, IL
TR 320
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
3.5 MI SW STRASBURG, Shelby, IL
TR 112A
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.6 MI W OF HENTON, Shelby, IL
TR 49
FairOver: SORGHUM BRANCH
6 MI W YANTISVLE, Shelby, IL
TR 423 A
FairOver: STREAM
5.1 MI SW STEWARDSON, Shelby, IL
TR 316
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
4.5 MI SW STEWARDSON, Shelby, IL
TR 21
FairOver: STREAM
3.7 MI SE MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
TR 423 A
FairOver: STREAM
4.5 MI SW STEWARDSON, Shelby, IL
CH 38(FAS 1632)
FairOver: SEXSON BRANCH
0.5 MI W OF SEXSON, Shelby, IL
TR 191
FairOver: STREAM
2.0 MI E TOWERHILL, Shelby, IL
TR 373
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MI NW COWDEN, Shelby, IL
TR 76
FairOver: STREAM
1.9 MI NE MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
FAS 1632(CH 38)
FairOver: W BR LITTLE WABASH R
2 MI W SEXSON CORNER, Shelby, IL
TR 271 A
FairOver: DRAKE CREEK BRANCH
5 MI E STRASBURG, Shelby, IL
CH 40
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
3.0 SE OF COWDEN, Shelby, IL
TR 212
FairOver: JORDAN CREEK
3.4 MI W CLARKSBURG, Shelby, IL
CH 6(FAS 653)
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
4 MI W STEWARDSON, Shelby, IL
TR 346
FairOver: SAND CREEK
3.2 MI NW WINDSOR, Shelby, IL
TR 127
FairOver: ANGLE BRANCH
4.0 MI N TOWER HILL, Shelby, IL
TR 192B
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI NW WESTERVELT, Shelby, IL
FAS 642(CH 19)
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
3.4 MI W FINDLAY, Shelby, IL
TR 66
FairOver: LONG GROVE CREEK
1.2 MI N MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
TR 82
FairOver: STREAM
5.7 MI SE ASSUMPTION, Shelby, IL
CH 2(FAS 650)
FairOver: WILBURN CREEK
4 MI N OF FINDLAY, Shelby, IL
TR 97 A
FairOver: SAND CREEK
4.1 MI NW WINDSOR, Shelby, IL
FAS 1631(CH 9)
FairOver: DRAKE CREEK
6 MI E OF STRASBURG, Shelby, IL
FAS 1631(CH 9)
FairOver: STREAM
2.2 MI N TROWBRIDGE, Shelby, IL
Shelbyville Dam
FairOver: Lake Shelbyville
Shelbyville, IL, Shelby, IL
CH 18
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
1 MI S WESTERVELT, Shelby, IL
FAS 642(CH 19)
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
4.4 MI W FINDLAY, Shelby, IL
TR 41
FairOver: STREAM
3.8 MI NW YANTISVILL, Shelby, IL
CH 26
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
2.5 M SW SHELBYVILLE, Shelby, IL
TR 9
FairOver: STREAM
2.7 MI SE MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
TR 55
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
4 MI W FINDLAY, Shelby, IL
TR 112
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
3.0 MI SW YANTISVLLE, Shelby, IL
FAS 642(CH 19)
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
4.0 M SW YANTISVILLE, Shelby, IL
FAS 642(CH 19)
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
7.5 MI E ASSUMPTION, Shelby, IL
FAS 648(CH 16)
FairOver: LAKE FORK
4 MI W YANTISVILLE, Shelby, IL
FAS 648(CH 16)
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2.8 MI NW HENTON, Shelby, IL
FAS 713(CH 15)
FairOver: BECK'S CREEK
0.5 MI S TOWER HILL, Shelby, IL
FAS 1631(CH 9)
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
0.4 MI S OF SEXON, Shelby, IL
CH 16
FairOver: TRIB TO FLAT BRANCH
2.9 MI E MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
TR 35 A
FairOver: SORGHUM BRANCH
4.0 MI S MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
TR 35 A
FairOver: LAKE FORK BRANCH
4.1 M NW YANTISVILLE, Shelby, IL
TR 9
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MI SE MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
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