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 242

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1 MI SW OF HUTTON, Coles, IL

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 271

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3 MI W OF ETNA, Coles, IL

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR 273

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2 MI NE OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 273

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1 MI E OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 4 A

Good

Over: STREAM

4 MI NW COOKS MILL, Coles, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225

TR 334

Good

Over: E FORK EMBARRASS R

4 MI SE OF ASHMORE, Coles, IL

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS 661(CH 23)

Good

Over: KASKASKIA RIVER

.25 MI W COOKS MILL, Coles, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR 7 B(CUMB CO)

Good

Over: DARKIES CREEK

3 MI E OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 7 B(CUMB CO)

Good

Over: DARKIES CREEK TRIB

3 MI E OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 23

Good

Over: STREAM

3 MI SW OAKLAND, Coles, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 148

Good

Over: UNION DRAIN DIT #3

3 MI W CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 174

Good

Over: CASSELL CREEK

2 MI N CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 4

Good

Over: CRABAPPLE CREEK

N EDGE OF COLES STA, Coles, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

FAS 1673(CH 28)

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

1.5 MI N OF LOXA, Coles, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

FAS 1673(CH 28)

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5 MI N OF LOXA, Coles, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350

TR 61

Good

Over: STREAM

3.2 MI S OAKLAND, Coles, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 302

Good

Over: E BR HURRICANE CREEK

3.5 MI E OF HUTTON, Coles, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 43

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

.5 MI N OF RARDIN, Coles, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 4

Good

Over: WHITLEY CREEK

1 MI S OF COLES STA, Coles, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

TR 182

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

7.5 MI N CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 559

Good

Over: LOXA DRAINAGE DITCH

IN LOXA, Coles, IL

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 50

Good

Over: STREAM

S EDGE OF MATTOON, Coles, IL

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,300

TR 43

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

3.5 MI E OF HUMBOLDT, Coles, IL

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 318

Good

Over: HOG BRANCH

2 MI NE OF OAKLAND, Coles, IL

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 276

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

2.2 MI SW OF ASHMORE, Coles, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

FAS 1667(CH 19)

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.5 MI N OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750

TR 229 A

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.75 MI NE OF HURRON, Coles, IL

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 291

Good

Over: TRIB HURRICANE CREEK

3.2 MI SE OF HUTTON, Coles, IL

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS- 642C

Good

Over: TRIB TO RILEY CREEK

1.6 MI N OF LOXA, Coles, IL

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,450

TR 142

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

4 MI E OF HUMBOLDT, Coles, IL

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 7 B

Good

Over: DICK'S CREEK

1 MI NE JOHNSTOWN, Coles, IL

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

TR 159 A

Good

Over: DUDLEY BRANCH

1.6 MI SE OF ASHMORE, Coles, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 35

Good

Over: DONICA CREEK

3.1 MI SE OAKLAND, Coles, IL

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 37

Good

Over: STREAM

7.5 MI W HUMBOLT, Coles, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 90

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.8 MI NE TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 272

Good

Over: W BR HURRICANE CR

2 MI NE OF HUTTON, Coles, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR 60

Good

Over: CRABAPPLE CREEK

3.2 MI SE COOKS MILL, Coles, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375

TR 74

Good

Over: CRABAPPLE CREEK

.5 MI S DORANS, Coles, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

FAS 642C

Good

Over: UNION DR. DIST. DITC

2.5 MI NW OF CHARLES, Coles, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,450

FAS 642C

Good

Over: CASSEL CREEK

1.2 MI N CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,400

CH 18/FAS 642C

Good

Over: TRIB TO CASSEL CR

1 MI N CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,400

TR 166

Good

Over: KICKAPOO CREEK

1.5 MI SW CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325

TR 7B

Good

Over: TRIB TO CLEAR CR

0.5 MI E OF TRILLA, Coles, IL

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350

TR 102

Good

Over: TRIB TO DARKIES CR

2.5 MI S OF LERNA, Coles, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

TR 97

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY

2.5 MI SW COOKS MILL, Coles, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TR 16A

Good

Over: TRIB OF KASKASKIA RI

2 MI SW COOKS MILL, Coles, IL

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

CH 7

Good

Over: UNION DRAIN DT #3

2.8 MI W CHARLESTON, Coles, IL

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375

TR 282

Good

Over: STREAM

3.2 MI SE OF HUTTON, Coles, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR 28

Good

Over: Brush Creek

0.5 Mi. S of Etna, Coles, IL

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 137B

Good

Over: Polecat Creek

2.3 Mi. E Ashmore, Coles, IL

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

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