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%.

Condition Distribution

Illinois48.2%42.6%9.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Illinois (FHWA NBI)

Counties (102)

Adams 325 Alexander 96 Bond 165 Boone 111 Brown 71 Bureau 382 Calhoun 81 Carroll 185 Cass 77 Champaign 743 Christian 323 Clark 232 Clay 171 Clinton 187 Coles 308 Cook 2185 Crawford 196 Cumberland 169 De Witt 197 DeKalb 264 Douglas 234 DuPage 380 Edgar 278 Edwards 79 Effingham 260 Fayette 356 Ford 300 Franklin 323 Fulton 210 Gallatin 82 Greene 166 Grundy 269 Hamilton 164 Hancock 291 Hardin 58 Henderson 144 Henry 331 Iroquois 565 Jackson 235 Jasper 180 Jefferson 270 Jersey 111 Jo Daviess 198 Johnson 120 Kane 354 Kankakee 352 Kendall 133 Knox 321 LaSalle 529 Lake 286 Lawrence 183 Lee 372 Livingston 578 Logan 296 Macon 368 Macoupin 248 Madison 543 Marion 301 Marshall 153 Mason 85 Massac 138 McDonough 210 McHenry 229 McLean 624 Menard 90 Mercer 162 Monroe 130 Montgomery 261 Morgan 241 Moultrie 171 Ogle 377 Peoria 365 Perry 139 Piatt 249 Pike 338 Pope 86 Pulaski 106 Putnam 50 Randolph 155 Richland 147 Rock Island 256 Saline 176 Sangamon 480 Schuyler 121 Scott 96 Shelby 330 St. Clair 502 Stark 89 Stephenson 332 Tazewell 361 Union 192 Vermilion 515 Wabash 88 Warren 202 Washington 232 Wayne 264 White 210 Whiteside 280 Will 674 Williamson 204 Winnebago 475 Woodford 222

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.

FAS 1599

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

2.2 MI E MEYER, Adams, IL

Built 1980 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200

CH 15

Poor

Over: E FK MAZONRIVER

0.05 MI W CH 16, Grundy, IL

Built 1977 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 1,400

MOOSE RD - TR 240

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

NE-35-T3NR2E, Fulton, IL

Built 1935 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 10

TR 10-B

Poor

Over: KING CREEK

W EDGE OF MINERAL, Bureau, IL

Built 1899 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 10

TR-6

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3.5 MI NE DIETERICH, Effingham, IL

Built 1909 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 25

TR208K(TWIN BRIDGE

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

NE EDGE MT ZION, Macon, IL

Built 1967 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 375

All Bridges in Illinois

TR 282

Good

Over: TRIB SALT CREEKDITCH

2 MILE NE ST. JOE, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 307A

Good

Over: TRIB EMBARRAS RV

4.2 MI. E. PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 307A

Good

Over: TRIB EMBARRAS RV

4.2 MI. E. PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 61 B

Good

Over: STREAM

1 MI W OF PENFIELD, Champaign, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 85

Good

Over: UNNAMED

3.0 MI. N MAHOMET, Champaign, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 28A

Good

Over: UNNAMED

4.0 MI. N. MAHOMET, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 86

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3.5 MILE E MAHOMET, Champaign, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

TR 204

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.9 MI. SW LUDLOW, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 27

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.9 MI. SW LUDLOW, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 27

Good

Over: UNAMED STREAM

5.6 MILE NW RANTOUL, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 264

Good

Over: EAST BR SALT FORK

2.5 MI E OF RANTOUL, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 304

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.0 MILE N BROADLAND, Champaign, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 87 (2600N)

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N THOMASBORO, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

CH 15(FAS 512)

Good

Over: STREAM

3.0 MI W OF HOMER, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700

FAS 512(CH 15)

Good

Over: STREAM

2.6 MI W HOMER, Champaign, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700

TR 107A

Good

Over: SALINE BR DR DITCH

1.4 MI SE THOMASBORO, Champaign, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 0020

Good

Over: EAST LAKE FORK DITCH

0.5 MI SE IVESDALE, Champaign, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR 182A

Good

Over: TRIB EMBARRAS RIVER

4.4 MI ESE PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TR 1B

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5 MILE SE PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CH 22(FAS 515)

Good

Over: MIDDLEFORK VERM RIV

3.25 MI N PENFIELD, Champaign, IL

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

TR 275 (500 N)

Good

Over: TWOMILE SLOUGH

2.0 MI SE SADORUS, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

T 27

Good

Over: HILLSBURY SLOUGH

3.3 MI NNW DEWEY, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 89

Good

Over: SALINE EAST BRANCH

1.5 MI NE THOMASBORO, Champaign, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 230 (2075 N)

Good

Over: UNNAMED DRAIN DITCH

5.2 MI NW ST. JOE, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 61

Good

Over: SPOON RIVER TRIB.

0.5 MI SW GIFFORD, Champaign, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 181

Good

Over: UNNAMED DITCH

4.2 MI WNW ST. JOE, Champaign, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

TR 4

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

6 MILE W SADORUS, Champaign, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

CH 22

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MILE NE ROYAL, Champaign, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 625

CH 22

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.4 MILE S PENFIELD, Champaign, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

TR 220

Good

Over: BR OF SALT FORK

2.0 MI SSE 130/150, Champaign, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325

TR 66 (575 E)

Good

Over: TRIB 2 MILE SLOUGH

4.25 MI SW PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 307 A (100 N)

Good

Over: TRIB EMBARRAS RV

3.5 MI ESE PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAU 7177 LINCOLN A

Good

Over: SALINE BR DRAIN DT

N EDGE OF URBANA, Champaign, IL

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,050

FAS 516 (CH 9)

Good

Over: HILLSBURY SLOUGH

5.5 MI W OF LUDLOW, Champaign, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 311

Good

Over: LONG POINT SLOUGH

4.0 MI W LONGVIEW, Champaign, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 307 A

Good

Over: LONG POINT SLOUGH

2.5 MI NW LONGVIEW, Champaign, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 228 A

Good

Over: UPPER SALT FORK

3/4 MI SW LUDLOW, Champaign, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

CH 16(FAS 527)

Good

Over: EMBARRAS RIVER

E OF PESOTUM, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750

CH 55(FAS 1523)

Good

Over: UPPER SALT CREEK

2 MI NE OF RANTOUL, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,250

FAS 516(CH 11)

Good

Over: SPOON RIVER

1.25 MI E FLATVILLE, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 450

CH 23(FAS 339)

Good

Over: STREAM

6 MI NE FISHER, Champaign, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

CH 55 & PED BR

Good

Over: Upper Salt Creek

0.1 mi N of Rantoul, Champaign, IL

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t

2175 N

Good

Over: UN-TRIB SANGAMON R

4 MI EAST MAHOMET, Champaign, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

TR 295 B

Good

Over: Stream

3.3 MI E Pesotum, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 63(2850 N)

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BIG DITCH

2850 N, 1110 E, Champaign, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 258 (2000 E)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

5 MI NW ROYAL, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 121 (2200N)

Good

Over: UNANAMED STREAM

3MI NW CHAMPAIGN, Champaign, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

CH 8 Dewey Fisher

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3 MI NNE FISHER, Champaign, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325

TR 225 (1200N)

Good

Over: Kaskaskia Special

2.7 MI W of SAVOY, Champaign, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

TR 247 (900N)

Good

Over: Kankakee Ditch

4.5 MI N Ivesdale, Champaign, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

Showing 15,701-15,750 of 27,743 bridges

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