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-239A

Good

Over: BIG MUDDY RIVER

1.5 MI NE WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

CH 4

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI SE BELLE RIVE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR-362

Good

Over: TRIB ATCHISON CREEK

1.5 MI E BONNIE, Jefferson, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350

FAS 2827 - CH9

Good

Over: RAYSE CREEK

5.25 MI S WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 850

CH 15

Good

Over: NOVACK CREEK

4 MI SW WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

CH 27

Good

Over: NOVAK CREEK

5 MI SW WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

TR-39

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

2 MI NW DIX, Jefferson, IL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR-335

Good

Over: AUXIER CREEK

2.5 MI NE OPDYKE, Jefferson, IL

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TR-322

Good

Over: CASEY FORK

0.5 MI NE MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,150

TR 414

Good

Over: TWO MILE CR

3 MI E MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

TR 210

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

1 MI SW DIX, Jefferson, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

TR 4-WAYNE CO.

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI NE BLUFORD, Jefferson, IL

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TR 146

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI SE WALTONVILLE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

CH 18

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER

4.5 MI SW SCHELLER, Jefferson, IL

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 146

Good

Over: E HURRICANE CREEK

2.75 MI W NASON, Jefferson, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 406

Good

Over: TRIB TO GUN CREEK

3 MI E INA, Jefferson, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

TR 443

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY TRIB

1 MI. N SCHELLER, Jefferson, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

E. GREEN RD

Good

Over: CASEY FORK OVERFLOW

1 MI EAST OF IL 37N, Jefferson, IL

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,250

FAS-789 (CH-3)

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

3 MI N HARMONY, Jefferson, IL

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

N. PAPERTOWN LN

Good

Over: CNIC RR

4 MI ENE HARMONY, Jefferson, IL

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

N. OAKTON LN

Good

Over: CASEY FORKCREEK

1.7 MI N MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

E. DRUM RD

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

1.5 MI S BOYD, Jefferson, IL

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

N PROGRAM LN

Good

Over: AUXIER CREEK

0.5 MI W BELLE RIVE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

N DOPPLER LANE

Good

Over: RAYSE CREEK

5 MI WNW WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

E INA RD

Good

Over: GUN CREEK

1 MI E SPRING GARDEN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

E. LIBERTY ROAD

Good

Over: SEVEN MILE CREEK

2 MI E MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 550

N LOG CABIN RD

Good

Over: ATCHINSON CREEK

3.5 MI SW OPDYKE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 950

E RICHVIEW RD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

3.5 MI W I-57, Jefferson, IL

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,450

T.R. 91

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

2 MI NE HARMONY, Jefferson, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

E. VIOLET RD

Good

Over: CASEY FORK CREEK

0.5 MI W MILLER LAKE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

N. Spring Garden L

Good

Over: Dodds Creek

4 Mi W of Opdyke, Jefferson, IL

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

TR 372

Good

Over: ATCHINSON CREEK

2.0 MI S OF OPDYKE, Jefferson, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

N FALCON LANE

Good

Over: AUXIER CREEK

2.5 MI SW BLUFORD, Jefferson, IL

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

BOYD LN

Good

Over: PIERCE

2.5 MI NE WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

N REARDON LA

Good

Over: ATCHISON CREEK

2.5 Mi. E. of Bonnie, Jefferson, IL

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

N CAMPGROUND LA

Good

Over: HARLOW CREEK

1.4MI N OF MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325

OLD CENTRAILIA LN

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

2.5 MI SW DIX, Jefferson, IL

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

TWO MILE CREEK LN

Good

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

2 MI SE MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

FAS-826

Good

Over: TRIB BIG MUDDY

3.5 MI N WOODLAWN, Jefferson, IL

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000

FAS-819 (CH-39)

Good

Over: BRANCH BIG MUDDY

1 MI N CRAVAT, Jefferson, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,150

TR-394

Good

Over: SEVEN MILE CREEK

1 MI S MT VERN AIRPT, Jefferson, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

FAS-2827 (CH-9)

Good

Over: NORRIS BRANCH

0.2 MI N WALTONVILLE, Jefferson, IL

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 850

FAS-826 (CH-15)

Good

Over: TRIB BIG MUDDY

1 MI N CRAVAT, Jefferson, IL

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,050

TR-113

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

1 MI ESE BOYD, Jefferson, IL

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

CH-5

Good

Over: GUN CREEK

4 MI E INA, Jefferson, IL

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 650

TR-383

Good

Over: AUXIER CREEK

1.5 MI N BELLE RIVE, Jefferson, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR-113

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

1 MI E BOYD, Jefferson, IL

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

TR-125

Good

Over: CREEK

5 MI N MT VERNON, Jefferson, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

FAS-819 (CH-39)

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

1 MI W DIX, Jefferson, IL

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,450

TR-486A

Good

Over: TRIB AUXIER CREEK

0.5 MI SW BELLE RIVE, Jefferson, IL

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

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