State profile · Near median Poor share

Illinois bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Illinois, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

27,743
Public bridges
41.2%
Good condition
7.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

27,743

Public highway bridges in Illinois

Good Condition

41.2%

11,426 bridges rated 7-9

-8.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.9%

2,186 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.9pp vs national avg 7.0%

Illinois vs national bridge condition

Illinois - Good condition share 41.2%
National avg

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

Illinois - Poor-condition share 26.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

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.

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571
Selected

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

MO

Missouri

8.53% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,654

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.

All Bridges in Illinois

CH 15

Fair

Over: MARTINTON DITCH #3

2MI W .2N DONOVAN, Iroquois, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 344

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI N BEAVERVILLE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 368

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.25N 1.25E BVILLE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 19

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5N,1.75E BEAVERVLL, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 251

Fair

Over: TRIB TO COON CREEK

4E 2S OF WOODLAND, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 288

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

1.5E 1.5 SWOODLAND, Iroquois, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 5

Fair

Over: N BR LANGAN CR

2.5 MI W CHEBANSE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 140

Fair

Over: LANGAN CR

2.32 MI S CHEBANSE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR 188

Fair

Over: LANGAN CR

3.5 NE LIERABLE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 58

Fair

Over: W BR LANGAN CREEK

0.25S 4W OF CLIFTON, Iroquois, IL

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 108

Fair

Over: UNNAMED DRAINAGE DT

1 S 1.75 W CHEBANSE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 120

Fair

Over: LANGAN CREEK

2.71 MI. S. CHEBANSE, Iroquois, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR 91

Fair

Over: PIKE CR

0.5 MI W RT 52, Iroquois, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 219

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.2 MI E ILL 49, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 243

Fair

Over: SHAVETAIL CR

.25M E ILL 49, Iroquois, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR94A

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1 MI S 1MIE DANFORTH, Iroquois, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 89

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LANGAN CR

2.5N,3.5W DANFORTH, Iroquois, IL

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 159

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

5 MI E 1 MI N GILMAN, Iroquois, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 339

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PIGEON CR

.6 MI E CISSA PARK, Iroquois, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 180

Fair

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

1 MI S FOUNTAIN CR, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 371

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

2.5E RT 49 1.ON CO L, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

CH 35

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

4 MI NE CRESCENTCITY, Iroquois, IL

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

CH 45(N)

Fair

Over: IROQUOIS RIVER

SEC 23 T27N R13W 2ND, Iroquois, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 137

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SPRING CREEK

0.5E 2N CRESCENT CTY, Iroquois, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 14A

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5 MI. N. LODA, Iroquois, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 349

Fair

Over: SPRING CR

1.5 MI W INT 57, Iroquois, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 349

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SPRING CREEK

1.25 MI E US RT 45, Iroquois, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 2B

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5 MI NW OF LODA, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR186

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

2MI E RTE 49 &1MIS52, Iroquois, IL

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 55B

Fair

Over: MARTINTON DITCH NO 3

0.1 MI E MARTINTON, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 99B

Fair

Over: MIDDLEPORT DITCH TRI

2 MI E ILL 1, Iroquois, IL

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 324

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SUGAR CK

2 MI SE MILFORD, Iroquois, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR-301A

Fair

Over: Mud Creek

.25S, 2W MILFORD, Iroquois, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 333

Fair

Over: Gay Creek

3 mi. S. OF Milford, Iroquois, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 27

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3 MI S CO LINE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 5

Fair

Over: STREAM

3E,1S NW COR OF CNTY, Iroquois, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR-33

Fair

Over: Creek

3000N, 450E, Iroquois, IL

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

FAS 1320

Fair

Over: BEAVER CR

4 MI W OF PAPINEAU, Iroquois, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 475

TR 204

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

6.5 MI SW PAPINEAU, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 224

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

4.5 M SW PAPINEAU, Iroquois, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 363

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PIGEON CR

1.5 MI W ILL RT 49, Iroquois, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 100

Fair

Over: UNNAMED TRIB

1 MI. S. CH 44, Iroquois, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 62

Fair

Over: STREAM

4E,2N OF LODA, Iroquois, IL

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 88A

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE MUD

3 M W CISSNA PARK, Iroquois, IL

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 347A

Fair

Over: TRIB MUD CREEK

2 MI. N 2.1 MIWGREER, Iroquois, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 352

Fair

Over: STREAM

.1 MI S CH 10, Iroquois, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR-353B

Fair

Over: Creek

1N, 3.25E GREER, Iroquois, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 372

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

3.5 MI NE WELLINGTON, Iroquois, IL

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 2A

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SPING CR

FORD-IROQ LINE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 10 B

Fair

Over: TRIB SPRING CR

.5 M E .25THAWVILLE, Iroquois, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

Showing 8,201-8,250 of 27,743 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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