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

I-290 EB

Fair

Over: I- 88 EW TOLL-IL 110 CKC

1.5 M W US 45, Cook, IL

Built 1953 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 37,250

I-290 SB & IL 53

Fair

Over: WOODFIELD RD

0.5 M N IL 72, Cook, IL

Built 1969 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 63,250

MICHIGAN AVE

Fair

Over: I- 94 B FORD & CTA

0.4 M SE I-57, Cook, IL

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,900

IL 58 (GOLF RD)

Fair

Over: POPLAR CREEK

1 M W IL 59, Cook, IL

Built 1978 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,800

25th Avenue

Fair

Over: Union Pacific RR

.3 M S of Lake St, Cook, IL

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 21,500

SOMONAUK RD FAS 96

Fair

Over: I-88

1 MI S CORTLAND, DeKalb, IL

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,750

US 45(FAS 1671)

Fair

Over: US 36(FAP 323)

TUSCOLA, Douglas, IL

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,500

IL 83

Fair

Over: IL 19

2 M S COOK CO LINE, DuPage, IL

Built 1972 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 45,500

FAU-2635 Prospect

Fair

Over: Springbrook

0.4 MI N OF IL-19, DuPage, IL

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,900

GARY AV

Fair

Over: SOO-METRA RR

0.5 MI N CENTRAL AV, DuPage, IL

Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,650

FAP-322 (US-51)

Fair

Over: HOFFMAN CREEK

5 MI N VANDALIA, Fayette, IL

Built 1954 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,800

FAI 70

Fair

Over: STREAM

MP 70.04, Fayette, IL

Built 1962 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 23,800

ILL 41

Fair

Over: GALLETT CR

2 MI S OF AVON, Fulton, IL

Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,600

SULLIVAN RD - TR 2

Fair

Over: GAINES BRANCH

SE-19-T3NR1E, Fulton, IL

Built 1953 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

FAI 80 WBL

Fair

Over: E FORK NETTLE CR

1.3 MI W OF ILL 47, Grundy, IL

Built 1958 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 15,300

US 136

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.7M W IL 61, Hancock, IL

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,400

IL 78

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

2.0 MI S HOOPOLE RD, Henry, IL

Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,300

ILL 47

Fair

Over: FOX RIVER

0.95 MI S OF US 34, Kendall, IL

Built 1984 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 24,800

IL 137

Fair

Over: DES PLAINES RIVER

0.3 M E OF IL 21, Lake, IL

Built 1933 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 24,200

SHERIDAN RD

Fair

Over: BUCKLEY ROAD

0.05 E OF AMSTUTZ, Lake, IL

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,050

IL 173

Fair

Over: I- 94 TRI-STATE

0.75 M W US 41, Lake, IL

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 17,500

FAU6046 E18TH RD

Fair

Over: FAI 80

1.0 MI E OF ILL 23, LaSalle, IL

Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,100

I-39/US 51 SB

Fair

Over: BAILEY CREEK

0.49 MI S OF CH 54, LaSalle, IL

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,700

I-39/US 51 NB

Fair

Over: BAILEY CREEK

0.49 MI S OF CH 54, LaSalle, IL

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,700

IL 10

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

3.4M E NEW HOLLAND*, Logan, IL

Built 1931 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,000

I-55 SB

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.5 MI SW LEXINGTON, McLean, IL

Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,900

I-55 NB

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.5 MI NW LEXINGTON, McLean, IL

Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,900

US 51 SB

Fair

Over: KICKAPOO CREEK

1 MI N OF US 136, McLean, IL

Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,300

US 51 NB

Fair

Over: KICKAPOO CREEK

1 MI N OF US 136, McLean, IL

Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,300

TR 224

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

4.0 MI NW CARLINVILL, Macoupin, IL

Built 1957 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

TR 440

Fair

Over: CAHOKIA CREEK

1 MI SO EGARVILLE, Macoupin, IL

Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 25

FAI 270 EB

Fair

Over: FAI 70 WB RAMP

JCT FAI 55 70 270, Madison, IL

Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 15,100

FAI 255 NB

Fair

Over: COLLINSVILLE RD

.1M SE FARMNT RACETK, Madison, IL

Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 21,850

FAI 255 SB

Fair

Over: COLLINSVILLE RD

.1M SE FARMNT RACETK, Madison, IL

Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 21,850

ILL 159

Fair

Over: I-55/70

JCT 70-159 S MRYVLLE, Madison, IL

Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 19,700

IL 255 NB

Fair

Over: Poag Rd NSRR

2.5 mi N of I-270, Madison, IL

Built 1995 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 33,700

IL 255 SB

Fair

Over: Poag Rd NSRR

2.5 mi N of I-270, Madison, IL

Built 1995 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 33,700

TR 133

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.1 MI E OF TR 142A, Massac, IL

Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 275

IL3NB->255WB Rmp E

Fair

Over: 255SB->IL3SB Ramp B

NORTH OF COLUMBIA, Monroe, IL

Built 1982 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 35,500

IL 64

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

5.7 MI E JCT ILL 26, Ogle, IL

Built 1955 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,500

US 24 & ILL 9 (WB)

Fair

Over: LITTLE LAMARSH CREEK

1 MI W OF MAPLETON, Peoria, IL

Built 1977 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,800

I-72/US 36 (WB)

Fair

Over: I-172

I-72/I-172 TRMPT INT, Pike, IL

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,250

ELLIOTT STREET #55

Fair

Over: BALTIMORE & OHIO RR

OLNEY, Richland, IL

Built 1979 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 225

FAI 280 EB

Fair

Over: IAIS RR

.1 MI E OF US 67, Rock Island, IL

Built 1968 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,850

US20WB FREEPORT BY

Fair

Over: IL RT 75

NE OF FREEPORT, Stephenson, IL

Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,100

WB I-74

Fair

Over: US150 FARM CR TP&W NS

.5 MI E OF ILL 116, Tazewell, IL

Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,400

ILL 29

Fair

Over: MACKINAW RIVER

N OF GREEN VALLEY, Tazewell, IL

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,250

ILL 3 & ILL 146

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

2.3 MI S OF ILL 146, Union, IL

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,150

I-74 (WB)

Fair

Over: CSX CorpRR & FR1563 &161

IN TILTON, Vermilion, IL

Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,950

US 67

Fair

Over: HENDERSON CREEK

2.4 MI S OF ILL 135, Warren, IL

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,250

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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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