State profile · Near median Poor share

Illinois bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Illinois.

26,928
Public bridges
45.6%
Good condition
9.3%
Poor condition

Illinois holds 26,928 public highway bridges (#2 of 52 by inventory) with a 9.35% Poor share (#12 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 9.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 41 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

26,928

Public highway bridges in Illinois

Good Condition

45.6%

12,289 bridges rated 7-9

-4.4pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

9.3%

2,517 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.8pp vs national avg 7.5%

Illinois vs national bridge condition

Illinois - Good condition share 45.6%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Illinois - Poor-condition share 31.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Illinois in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Illinois has 26,928 bridges and a 9.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #41 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Illinois has 26,928 bridges and a 9.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #41 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Illinois vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

26,928 2nd of 54 higher than 52 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Illinois

The highlighted point is Illinois: 26,928 bridges and 9.35% in Poor condition, rank #41 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Illinois on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor
  • Illinois: 26,928 bridges · 9.35% Poor
  • New York: 17,642 bridges · 9.43% Poor
  • North Dakota: 4,255 bridges · 10.98% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Illinois

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 26,928 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Illinois’s inventory

State agency holds 31.3% of the 26,928 public highway bridges filed under Illinois in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Illinois’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 11.2% of the 26,928 bridges with a recorded original year in Illinois. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Illinois45.6%45%9.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Illinois (FHWA NBI)

Counties (102)

Adams 319 Alexander 93 Bond 162 Boone 109 Brown 71 Bureau 375 Calhoun 81 Carroll 179 Cass 77 Champaign 727 Christian 321 Clark 230 Clay 166 Clinton 190 Coles 304 Cook 1721 Crawford 197 Cumberland 169 De Witt 192 DeKalb 261 Douglas 232 DuPage 344 Edgar 278 Edwards 79 Effingham 253 Fayette 357 Ford 302 Franklin 310 Fulton 210 Gallatin 82 Greene 162 Grundy 269 Hamilton 165 Hancock 292 Hardin 61 Henderson 142 Henry 328 Iroquois 570 Jackson 228 Jasper 181 Jefferson 260 Jersey 113 Jo Daviess 193 Johnson 118 Kane 336 Kankakee 344 Kendall 132 Knox 304 LaSalle 528 Lake 251 Lawrence 185 Lee 371 Livingston 579 Logan 292 Macon 346 Macoupin 242 Madison 523 Marion 296 Marshall 155 Mason 86 Massac 132 McDonough 209 McHenry 227 McLean 624 Menard 89 Mercer 163 Monroe 132 Montgomery 261 Morgan 234 Moultrie 172 Ogle 377 Peoria 352 Perry 136 Piatt 246 Pike 330 Pope 88 Pulaski 108 Putnam 50 Randolph 149 Richland 151 Rock Island 272 Saline 185 Sangamon 466 Schuyler 114 Scott 99 Shelby 335 St. Clair 486 Stark 93 Stephenson 342 Tazewell 358 Union 192 Vermilion 494 Wabash 89 Warren 199 Washington 233 Wayne 266 White 214 Whiteside 278 Will 649 Williamson 201 Winnebago 467 Woodford 223

Illinois vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Illinois on the same metric.

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618
Selected

IL

Illinois

9.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,928

NY

New York

9.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$17,642

ND

North Dakota

10.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,255

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Illinois

Six lowest-condition bridges in Illinois, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

TR 416

Poor

Over: MCKEE CRK

4.7 MI W KELLERVILLE, Adams, IL

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CH 11

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORKBEAR CREEK

3.96 MI N CAMP POINT, Adams, IL

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 725

FAS 945

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK DITCH

2.5 MI E OF MCCLURE, Alexander, IL

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,100

CH 4

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH

4.5M N KEYSPORT, Bond, IL

Built 1973 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

TR-164

Poor

Over: Little Beaver Creek

2 MI S DUDLEYVILLE, Bond, IL

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

TR 85

Poor

Over: MASTERS CREEK

3 MI SE OF OHIO, Bureau, IL

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

All Bridges in Illinois

GOLF RD

Fair

Over: E FK N BR CHI RIVER

1.2 M E IL 43, Cook, IL

Built 1928 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 33,400

US 6 (159TH ST)

Fair

Over: CAL UNION DITCH

0.9 M E IL 1, Cook, IL

Built 1953 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30,700

LINCOLN AVE

Fair

Over: I- 94 EDENS

3.5 M N US 14, Cook, IL

Built 1950 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,750

PRATT AVE

Fair

Over: I- 94 EDENS

1 M N US 14, Cook, IL

Built 1949 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,250

107TH ST

Fair

Over: I- 57

1.5 M SW IL 1, Cook, IL

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,625

I-90E/294S to I-19

Fair

Over: Willow Creek

0.25 Mi S of I-90, Cook, IL

Built 1959 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,200

RIDGELAND AVE

Fair

Over: CAL SAG CHANNEL

0.6 M S 115TH P26, Cook, IL

Built 1967 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,300

167TH STREET

Fair

Over: MIDLOTHIAN CREEK

0.4 MI E CENTRAL AVE, Cook, IL

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15,400

LAKE SHORE DR

Fair

Over: GRAND & ILLINOIS STS

530N.& 484E., Cook, IL

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 98,900

WILLIAM ST

Fair

Over: WELLER CR

0.24 M N ILL 58 P5, Cook, IL

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 600

Meachem Rd.

Fair

Over: I-90

0.9 M W IL 53, Cook, IL

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25,100

I-294 SB

Fair

Over: TOUHY AVE

1 M S ILL 62 P11, Cook, IL

Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 88,500

I90 EB (NW TOLL)

Fair

Over: DES PLAINES RIV

0.7M E I294 P9, Cook, IL

Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 91,500

AIRPORT RD

Fair

Over: E BR KISHWAUKEE RV

2300N 1510E, DeKalb, IL

Built 1964 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,950

CH-11 (FAS 666)

Fair

Over: KASKASKIA RIVER

2.95 MI W OF ARCOLA, Douglas, IL

Built 1961 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,450

I-290 SB

Fair

Over: CHURCH ST

1.0 M SE OF IL 83, DuPage, IL

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 61,850

TR 91 PATTON

Fair

Over: THE BIG FOUR

1320E 500N, Ford, IL

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

ILL 14

Fair

Over: STREAM E OF BENTON

4.1 MI E BENTON, Franklin, IL

Built 1924 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,850

CH 19 (MARCUM BR)

Fair

Over: FAI RTE 57

2.1 MI. S ILL 154, Franklin, IL

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 550

IL 96

Fair

Over: TYSON CREEK

1.7M S IL 9 NIOTA, Hancock, IL

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,700

TR 258

Fair

Over: FLOUR CREEK

1.5 MI SE BOWEN, Hancock, IL

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

TR 408

Fair

Over: W. BR. INDIAN CREEK

4.0 MI S KEWANEE, Henry, IL

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

TR 2 D

Fair

Over: Sheldon Ditch #1

0.3 Mi S of US 24, Iroquois, IL

Built 1900 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

ILL 149

Fair

Over: KINKAID CREEK

0.9 M E OF ILL 3, Jackson, IL

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,100

FAP-116 (ILL-33/13

Fair

Over: EMBARRAS RIVER

NCL NEWTON, Jasper, IL

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,700

FAP-849 (ILL-142)

Fair

Over: CASEY FORK OVERFLOW

.7 MI S MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 1930 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,900

TR-379

Fair

Over: FAI-57

4 MI S ILL-15, Jefferson, IL

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

I 64 EB

Fair

Over: FAS-830 (CH-17)

BELLE RIVE INT, Jefferson, IL

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,850

ILL 37

Fair

Over: BEAR BRANCH

0.45M N OF CYPRESS, Johnson, IL

Built 1933 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,350

SKYLINE DR

Fair

Over: TRIB OF MILL CREEK

0.2 MI N.MCKEE RD., Kane, IL

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 250

HUGHES ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKBERRY CREEK

NE SEC16T 39NR7E, Kane, IL

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,300

TR 4B

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

MI NE REDDICK, Kankakee, IL

Built 1955 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 725

TR 165

Fair

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.5 MI SW BUCKINGHAM, Kankakee, IL

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

FAS-393(CH-4)

Fair

Over: Trib to Walnut Creek

W.CTR-17-T13N R4E, Knox, IL

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 600

DEERFIELD RD

Fair

Over: RR - UP & OLD SKOKIE

0.3 M W OF US 41, Lake, IL

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,700

WAVERLY RD.

Fair

Over: RAVINE

1.7M.N.OF L.COOK RD., Lake, IL

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

TR 35 N 4592TH

Fair

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CR

N 4592 RD E 2190, LaSalle, IL

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

TR-10A

Fair

Over: THE SLOUGH

1.5 MI SW CHAUNCEY, Lawrence, IL

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

CENTER RD

Fair

Over: BUREAU CREEK

0.3 MI N BUREAU CO L, Lee, IL

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

ILL 17

Fair

Over: MAZON R

3.76 MI W OF ILL 47, Livingston, IL

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,800

CO HWY 13 FAS-356

Fair

Over: PIKE CREEK

3 MI N OF MEADOWS, Livingston, IL

Built 1956 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 175

CO HWY 14 FAS-1354

Fair

Over: TRIB VERMILLION R

2 MI SW STREATOR, Livingston, IL

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 550

TR 34

Fair

Over: S. BR CROOKED CREEK

W-17-T7NR4W, McDonough, IL

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

BAY VIEW LANE

Fair

Over: PISTAKEE LAKE

0.7 MI NW BAY RD, McHenry, IL

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 300

FAS 493 CH 5

Fair

Over: SANGAMON RIVER

0.5 MI S SAYBROOK, McLean, IL

Built 1937 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 675

CH-8 (FAS-473)

Fair

Over: MACKINAW RIVER

1.0 MI W CLARKSVILLE, McLean, IL

Built 1946 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 575

US 51 NB (FAP 710)

Fair

Over: LAKE DECATUR

IN DECATUR, Macon, IL

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 22,400

TR 473

Fair

Over: E FK WOOD R

2 MI S 2 MI W BUNKER, Macoupin, IL

Built 1900 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

I-270 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: JUDYS BR & MCT Trail

WEST OF IL 159, Madison, IL

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,250

I-270 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: JUDYS BR & MCT trail

WEST OF IL 159, Madison, IL

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,250

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