Total bridges
649
Public highway bridges in Will County
County profile · official public datasets
Will County, IL
649 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 43.1% rated Good, 46.4% Fair, 10.5% Poor.
- 649
- Public bridges
- 43.1%
- Good condition
- 10.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Will County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- 76th
- of 102 on Poor share
- 10.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 649
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Will County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Will County ranks #76 of 102 Illinois counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.5%). Will County, Illinois contains 649 public highway bridges. Roughly 43.1% are rated “Good,” 46.4% “Fair,” and 10.5% “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
43.1%
280 of 649 rated 7-9
Fair condition
46.4%
301 of 649 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.5%
68 of 649 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#76 of 102
Among Illinois counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 649 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 43.1% (280)
Fair 46.4% (301)
Poor 10.5% (68)
Will County's Poor-condition bridges carry 825,585 vehicle crossings a day
That is 13% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 12,141 crossings a day against 7,646 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 647 of 649 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33% of Will County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
214 of the 649 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 43.1% 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 12.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I- 55 over IL 53, built 1980, carries 106,200 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 68-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 825,585 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Will County's bridges were built
649 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 13
1900–1909
13 bridges
- 1910s 7
1910–1919
7 bridges
- 1920s 16
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s 17
1930–1939
17 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s 38
1950–1959
38 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
90 bridges
- 1970s 41
1970–1979
41 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
87 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
119 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
132 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
60 bridges
- 2020s 16
2020–2029
16 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 132 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Illinois average (1979).
How Will County compares with Illinois's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Illinois counties nearest Will County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.5% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 101 Illinois counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign County | 727 | 58.9% | 32.5% | 8.7% | 1982 |
| Will County (this page) | 649 | 43.1% | 46.4% | 10.5% | 1983 |
| McLean County | 624 | 60.9% | 36.2% | 2.9% | 1981 |
| Livingston County | 579 | 51.8% | 39.9% | 8.3% | 1978 |
| Iroquois County | 570 | 46.5% | 39.1% | 14.4% | 1980 |
| LaSalle County | 528 | 39.4% | 48.3% | 12.3% | 1978 |
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 Will 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 Will County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside IL (649 bridges here).
- San Joaquin County, CA · 644 bridges
- Washington County, PA · 655 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · 641 bridges
- Alameda County, CA · 658 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside IL (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Bernalillo County, NM · avg 1983 · 496 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (649)
US 30
FairOver: W NORMAN DRAIN.DITCH
6.9 M S OF US 34, Will, IL
Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,500
VETERANS PARKWAY
FairOver: I- 55
2.1 M SW OF IL 53, Will, IL
Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,000
BOUGHTON RD.
FairOver: I-355
0.1M.E.OF JANES ST., Will, IL
Built 1989 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 29,100
GOUGAR RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.4 MI N HUFF RD, Will, IL
Built 1962 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 450
IL 53
FairOver: FORKED CREEK
0.6 M E OF IL 102, Will, IL
Built 1922 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,950
IL 171
FairOver: I-355
0.62 M S OF 139TH ST, Will, IL
Built 2007 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 11,500
KENNEDY RD
FairOver: S.BR FORKED CR
1.3 M W OFUS45& 52, Will, IL
Built 1900 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 175
IL 126 NB
FairOver: I- 55
3.8 M N OF US 30, Will, IL
Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,100
US 52
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
MANHATTAN, Will, IL
Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,850
I-355SB RAMP
FairOver: I55 NB
0.7M NORTH OF I55, Will, IL
Built 2007 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,600
I- 57 SB
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
12.8 M S OF US 30, Will, IL
Built 1967 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 14,400
VINE STREET
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
0.2 MI NORTH US 30, Will, IL
Built 1974 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,000
US 6
FairOver: I & M CANAL
1.6 M W OF I-55, Will, IL
Built 1940 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 17,100
US 45
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
2.2 M S OF I-80, Will, IL
Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 33,700
OLD CHICAGO RD
FairOver: FORKED CREEK
1 M N OF IL 102, Will, IL
Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,550
COURT ST.(MAN.MON.
FairOver: I.C.R.R.
0.1M.E.OF IL-50, Will, IL
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,550
FAU-8500 (CentPtWa
FairOver: Cedar Creek
.5 M W of Millsdale, Will, IL
Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 8,350
FAU-8500 (CntPtWay
FairOver: Cedar Creek
0.3 M N of Millsdale, Will, IL
Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 9,200
FAI-355
FairOver: N Fraction Run Crk
0.7M N of Bruce Rd, Will, IL
Built 2008 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 62,700
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: DRESDEN COOLING LAKE
1/2 MI N LORENZO RD, Will, IL
Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,250
IL 59
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.19 M S OF 119TH, Will, IL
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 29,500
I- 80 EB
FairOver: MIDLAND AVE
0.6 M E IL-7, Will, IL
Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 23,850
I-355 SB
FairOver: I-55
1.3M S OF BOUGHTON, Will, IL
Built 2007 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 39,150
I- 80 EB
FairOver: RR - METRA
3.8 M E OF US-30, Will, IL
Built 1966 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 34,400
I- 80 WB
FairOver: RR - METRA
3.8 M E US-30, Will, IL
Built 1966 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 34,400
RICHTON RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2 MI W RTE 394, Will, IL
Built 1932 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,850
US 45
FairOver: N BR PRAIRIE CR
4.7 M S OF US 30, Will, IL
Built 1978 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,900
IL 50 (GOVERNORS)
FairOver: ROCK CREEK (N XING)
0.3 M S PAULING RD, Will, IL
Built 1995 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,700
IL 53
FairOver: KANKAKEE RIVER
0.3 M W OF IL 102, Will, IL
Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10,650
BRIGGS STREET
FairOver: HICKORY CR &METRA RR
0.8 MI N I80, Will, IL
Built 1984 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 9,150
PERIMETER ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.1 MILE EAST OF SR 53, Will, IL
Built 1959 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5
I- 55 SB
FairOver: I & M CANAL
1.1 M S OF I-80, Will, IL
Built 1956 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 32,350
I- 80 EB
FairOver: RR - METRA
1.0 M E OF US-45, Will, IL
Built 1966 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 51,450
EXCHANGE ST
FairOver: KLEMME CREEK
0.8 MI W INDIANA LIN, Will, IL
Built 1964 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15,600
US 30
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
2 M E OF US6(COLLINS, Will, IL
Built 1923 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 8,750
US 6
FairOver: RR - Wisconsin Central
0.8 M E OF IL 171, Will, IL
Built 1991 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 11,600
I- 80 EB
FairOver: HOUBOLT RD
1.5 M E OF I-55, Will, IL
Built 1993 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 19,350
I- 80 WB
FairOver: HOUBOLT RD
1.5 M E OF I-55, Will, IL
Built 1993 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 19,350
I- 55 NB
FairOver: RR - CSXT
0.8 M S OF I-80, Will, IL
Built 1993 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 32,350
135TH(EB)ST
FairOver: E BR DESPLAINES RVR
0.7 MI E IL 53, Will, IL
Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 7,100
I- 55 SB
FairOver: US 30
7.2 M N OF I-80, Will, IL
Built 1955 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 32,100
I- 55 NB
FairOver: US 30
7.2 M N OF I-80, Will, IL
Built 1955 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 32,100
IL 50 (GOVERNORS)
FairOver: RR - CN
1.1 M S MANHATTAN RD, Will, IL
Built 1996 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5,800
I- 55
FairOver: LILY CACHE CREEK
0.68 M N OF 143RD ST, Will, IL
Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 81,800
BELL RD
FairOver: LONG RUN CREEK
0.3 MI S COOK CO LIN, Will, IL
Built 1962 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,200
I- 55 SB TO I-355
FairOver: I-355 I-55 RAMPS
1 M W OF LEMONT RD, Will, IL
Built 2007 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 5,300
US 52
FairOver: SUGAR RUN CREEK
2.5 M SE OF IL 53, Will, IL
Built 1981 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 12,500
US 45
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5.6 M S OF US 30, Will, IL
Built 1978 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,900
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: HAMMEL CREEK
N. OF INT W/ US52, Will, IL
Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,700
IL 113
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
4.5 M E OF IL 53, Will, IL
Built 1928 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,300
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