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

TR 378

Good

Over: TRIB MID FK SALT CR

2 MI NE THOMPSONVILL, Franklin, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 157

Good

Over: MOSES LAKE OVERFLOW

0.5 MI S OF ILL 14, Franklin, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 222

Good

Over: POND CREEK

1 MI S W. FRANKFORT, Franklin, IL

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 900

TR 273

Good

Over: BRANCH L. MUDDY RIV.

1.5 M.S. MULKEYTOWN, Franklin, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 53

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

2 MI SW SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 235

Good

Over: TR B MUDDY

1.5 M SW CITY, Franklin, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 288

Good

Over: TR EWING CREEK

.5 MI SE LOGAN, Franklin, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225

TR 187

Good

Over: TR MIDDLE FORK

.5 MI EAST BENTON, Franklin, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 7

Good

Over: TR GUN CK

2 MI NORTH EWING, Franklin, IL

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 366

Good

Over: AKIN CREEK

TR 366 OV AKIN CREEK, Franklin, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 21

Good

Over: SUGAR CAMP CREEK

EAST OF FRISCO, Franklin, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR272

Good

Over: TR LITTLE BESSIE CK

N HANAFORD, Franklin, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

FAS 1881

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY RV

DAVID DEESOV LITTLE, Franklin, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 900

TR 353

Good

Over: TR TILLEY CREEK

E WEST FRANKFORT, Franklin, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 116

Good

Over: TRIBLITTLEINDIAN CK

NE SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 244

Good

Over: TR GUN CK

NW EWING, Franklin, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 38

Good

Over: BR LITTLE INDIAN CK

SW SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS 1881

Good

Over: ANDY CREEK

E VALIER, Franklin, IL

Built 1938 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,350

TR 12

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE MUDDY

WEST CHRISTOPHER, Franklin, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 317

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE MUDDY

NW OF ROYALTON, Franklin, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

TR 140

Good

Over: TRIB TO POND CREEK

NORTH FREEMAN SPUR, Franklin, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 257

Good

Over: TR EWINGCREEK

SE AKIN, Franklin, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

FAS 868

Good

Over: EWING CK

1 MIS AKIN, Franklin, IL

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,600

TR 12

Good

Over: TRIB LITTLE MUDDY

WEST CHRISTOPHER, Franklin, IL

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 38

Good

Over: BR LITTLE INDIAN CK

SW SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 157

Good

Over: OVFL MOSESLAKE

SO MOSES LAKE, Franklin, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 234

Good

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

NE EWING EWING TWP, Franklin, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 355

Good

Over: TILLEY CK

SW THOMPSONVILLE, Franklin, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

CH 7

Good

Over: ICG RR

3 MI N THOMPSONVILLE, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 45

Good

Over: BRANCH BIG MUDDY

NW MACEDON 1A, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 112

Good

Over: BR REND LAKE

NORTH SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 6

Good

Over: TR LITTLE MUDDY

TR 6 OVER LIT MUDDY, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 68A

Good

Over: TRIB ANDY CREEK

SOUTH OF COELLO, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750

TR 3

Good

Over: TRIB POND CREEK

E FREEMAN SPUR, Franklin, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 36

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

NW SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 204

Good

Over: TRIB POND CREEK

1/2 MI S W FRANKFORT, Franklin, IL

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400

TR 141

Good

Over: ICG RR

.25 MI EAST FAS 868, Franklin, IL

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TR 119

Good

Over: JORDAN CK

2 MI SOUTH EWING, Franklin, IL

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS1877-YELLOWBANK

Good

Over: TRIB BIG MUDDY RIVER

SOUTH OF CHRISTOPHER, Franklin, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

FAS 875

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK CREEK

.5 MI N OF MACEDONIA, Franklin, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

FAS 875

Good

Over: MID FORK-BIG MUDDY R

.5 MI N OF MACEDONIA, Franklin, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TR 311

Good

Over: ICG RR

NE THOMPSONVILLE, Franklin, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 48

Good

Over: TRIB.BIG MUDDY RIVER

SW OF CHRISTOPHER, Franklin, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 362

Good

Over: BR.OF AKIN CREEK

NORTH OF AKIN, Franklin, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 335

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.25 MI W IL 148, Franklin, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 164B

Good

Over: BRANCH BIG MUDDY RV

0825N-1050E, Franklin, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TR 92

Good

Over: TRIB BIG MUDDY RIVER

SE CHRISTOPHER, Franklin, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 40

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

NW SESSER, Franklin, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 204

Good

Over: POND CREEK

1240E-140N, Franklin, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400

TR 21

Good

Over: ICG RR

1700N-2150E, Franklin, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

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