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

IL 171 SB

Fair

Over: RR - BNSF

1.0 M W OF I-55, Cook, IL

Built 1964 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40,100

LAKE COOK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BUFFALO CR

0.7 W ARL HTS P25, Cook, IL

Built 1978 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 39,000

CENTRAL PARK AVE

Fair

Over: N BR CHICAGO RIVER

5100 N & 3600 W, Cook, IL

Built 1913 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,050

LAWRENCE AVE

Fair

Over: N BR CHICAGO RIV

4800 N. & 2900 W., Cook, IL

Built 1919 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 13,700

BEAUBIEN

Fair

Over: LOWER LEVEL BEAUBIEN

120E & 150N to 186N, Cook, IL

Built 1956 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 7,600

I-80 WB

Fair

Over: GRAND TRUNK RR

0.2 M W OF IL-394, Cook, IL

Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 73,500

I-294 SB

Fair

Over: 131ST ST

0.5 M S 127TH P26, Cook, IL

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 66,750

I-294 SB

Fair

Over: REXFORD RD

1.5 M NW IL 83 P3, Cook, IL

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 66,750

FAP-781 (IL 33)

Fair

Over: BENNETT CK

1.25 MI E STOY, Crawford, IL

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,900

FAS 695 (CH-2)

Fair

Over: MAPLE CREEK

2.5 MI W ANNAPOLIS, Crawford, IL

Built 1972 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 375

US 40(FAS 1707)

Fair

Over: LINCOLN ST(MS 1230)

GREENUP, Cumberland, IL

Built 1950 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,800

IL 64 FAP 17

Fair

Over: OWENS CREEK

5 MI. E. OGLE CO LN, DeKalb, IL

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,250

I-74 (EB)

Fair

Over: FAS 2495

N FARMER CITY, De Witt, IL

Built 1970 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,600

I-74 (WB)

Fair

Over: FAS 2495

N FARMER CITY, De Witt, IL

Built 1970 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,600

WOODWARD AVE

Fair

Over: I- 55

1.1 M SW LEMONT RD, DuPage, IL

Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 7,900

US 20 WB

Fair

Over: I-290

1.2 M W IL-64, DuPage, IL

Built 1962 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 12,500

I-88 WB TO I-355 N

Fair

Over: FINLEY RD

1.1 M.N. OF US-34, DuPage, IL

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,600

FAU-8354 (US-40)

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

0.25 MI E EFFINGHAM, Effingham, IL

Built 1991 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,800

FAS-2720

Fair

Over: FAI-70

ST ELMO INTERCHANGE, Fayette, IL

Built 1962 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,000

ILL 9

Fair

Over: FAI 57

JCT FAI 57 AND ILL 9, Ford, IL

Built 1969 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,050

ILL 54

Fair

Over: E BR VERMILION RIVER

2.72 MI S ILL 54-115, Ford, IL

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,150

US 24

Fair

Over: DRAIN. DITCH

1.23 MI W OF ILL 115, Ford, IL

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,600

ILL 9 & 47

Fair

Over: DRUMMER CREEK

0.25 MI S OF IL 9, Ford, IL

Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,350

US 136

Fair

Over: LACY DITCH

.25 MI W OF HAVANA, Fulton, IL

Built 1936 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,250

US 24

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.5 MI SW BANNER, Fulton, IL

Built 1933 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,450

LONDON MILLS SPUR

Fair

Over: BR OF SWEGLE CR

(200N IL 116), Fulton, IL

Built 1934 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 400

FAS 1463-CH 12

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

N1/2-2-T3NR1E, Fulton, IL

Built 1977 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 1451 - CH 27

Fair

Over: TIBER CREEK

NE-13-T7NR5E, Fulton, IL

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 700

ILL 1 FAP 782

Fair

Over: SALINE RV

2.5 MI S OF ILL 13, Gallatin, IL

Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,850

TR-11

Fair

Over: BUCKS BRANCH

4 MI NW PATTERSON, Greene, IL

Built 1982 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

FAS-288 (CH-18)

Fair

Over: Claypool Drain Ditch

0.5 Mi N Coal City, Grundy, IL

Built 2013 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,400

BENNETT RD TR-22

Fair

Over: HOG RUN

0.18 MI N. FARMER RD, Grundy, IL

Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

IL 96

Fair

Over: GRAY BAY

2.5M N US136 HAMILTN, Hancock, IL

Built 1981 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,100

TR 356

Fair

Over: LITTLE LINDA CREEK

2.8 M N OF ST MARY, Hancock, IL

Built 1978 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 100

TR 180

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

3.4 NW BURNSIDE, Hancock, IL

Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

ILL 1

Fair

Over: BR OF ROCK CR

3.6 MI S GALLATIN CO, Hardin, IL

Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,100

US 34

Fair

Over: BNSF RR (079194E)

0.75 MI E MISS RIV, Henderson, IL

Built 1970 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,200

TR 196

Fair

Over: STREAM

NW-14-T8NR4W, Henderson, IL

Built 1922 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 125

TR 251C

Fair

Over: SHAVETAIL CREEK

1M E OF ILL 49, Iroquois, IL

Built 1973 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 500

CH 42

Fair

Over: TRIB SPRING CREEK

2.7MI N US24, Iroquois, IL

Built 1954 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 75

TR 363

Fair

Over: PIGEON CR

.2MI E ILL 49, Iroquois, IL

Built 1965 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 100

IL 149

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER

2 MI E OF DESOTO, Jackson, IL

Built 1986 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,000

TR-101

Fair

Over: FAI-57

1.5 MI S DIX INT, Jefferson, IL

Built 1967 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 175

TR-412

Fair

Over: FAI-64

3.8 MI E ILL-37, Jefferson, IL

Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 175

TR-452A

Fair

Over: FAI-64

2.5 MI W BELL RIVE I, Jefferson, IL

Built 1972 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 350

ILL 37

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR

0.2 MI S CYPRESS, Johnson, IL

Built 1934 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,200

IL 31

Fair

Over: TYLER CREEK

0.3 M S OF I-90, Kane, IL

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 21,000

IL 56 WB

Fair

Over: IL 47

4 M S I-88, Kane, IL

Built 1961 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 14,800

IL 64

Fair

Over: FOX RIVER

0.2 M W OF IL 25, Kane, IL

Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 28,300

KESLINGER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.9 MI W OF PECK RD, Kane, IL

Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,800

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