Total Bridges
27,743
Public highway bridges in Illinois
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
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
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
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
MO
Missouri
8.53% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
2.2 MI E MEYER, Adams, IL
Built 1980 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200
CH 15
PoorOver: E FK MAZONRIVER
0.05 MI W CH 16, Grundy, IL
Built 1977 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 1,400
MOOSE RD - TR 240
PoorOver: WILSON CREEK
NE-35-T3NR2E, Fulton, IL
Built 1935 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 10
TR 10-B
PoorOver: KING CREEK
W EDGE OF MINERAL, Bureau, IL
Built 1899 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 10
TR-6
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
3.5 MI NE DIETERICH, Effingham, IL
Built 1909 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 25
TR208K(TWIN BRIDGE
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
NE EDGE MT ZION, Macon, IL
Built 1967 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 375
All Bridges in Illinois
SO. BURTON RD-TR10
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1 MI SW OF ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
S. BRUNNER RD-TR24
GoodOver: MUDDY PLUM RIVER
7 MI. S. OF STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
MILL CREEK RD./TR1
GoodOver: MILL CREEK TRIB.
1 MI SE SCALES MOUND, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
MILL CREEK RD./TR1
GoodOver: MILL CREEK TRIB.
1.5 MI SE SCALES MND, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CRAZY HOLLOW RD
GoodOver: APPLE RIVER
1.5 MI. S. HANOVER, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
SCOUT CAMP RD(FAS7
GoodOver: APPLE RIVER
6 MI S APPLE RIVER, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
STAGECOACH TRAIL-C
GoodOver: KENTUCKY CREEK
W. EDGE APPLE RIVER, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 850
S. DERINDA ROAD
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
5 MI SE ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350
E. MASWBACH ROAD
GoodOver: CAMP CREEK
9 MI. SE. HANOVER, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
E. HANOVER ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE RUSH CREEK
.8 MI W DERINDA RD, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 193-A
GoodOver: LITTLE RUSH CREEK
4 MI SE OF ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
MAMMOSER RD (TR 27
GoodOver: TRB S FK APPLE RIVER
1.5 MI SW OF NORA, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
HICKS ROAD
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
.25 MI. W. OF IL78, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
COGAN LANE (TR 88)
GoodOver: TRIB SMALL POX CREEK
6 MI E OF GALENA, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
KUPPERSMITH RD
GoodOver: TRIB OF MUD RUN
4.4MI NW STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
GREENVALE ROAD
GoodOver: MUD RUN CREEK
3 M. N OF STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
S.PLEASANT HILL RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO WOLF CREEK
1 MI S OF ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
N. VETA GRANDE RD
GoodOver: CN RR
.5 MI NW SCALES MD., Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TOWNSHIP RD NO 258
GoodOver: MUDDY PLUM RIV
7 MI SO STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
RAWLINS RD
GoodOver: BR. SMALLPOX CR
7.3 MI E GALENA, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 900
RTE 5 WEST
GoodOver: TRIB MENOMINEE RVR
1MI NW OF MENOMINEE, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700
TOWNSHIP ROAD NO.
GoodOver: IRISH HOLLOW CREEK
4 MI W OF ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
E STAGECOACH ROAD
GoodOver: W FORK APPLE RIVER
3 MI SW APPLE RIVER, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 575
Scout Camp Road
GoodOver: Apple River
1.5MI S of Apple Riv, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
E. TWIN BRIDGES RD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5MI SW WARREN, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
E TWIN BRIDGES ROA
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5 M SW WARREN, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
S SCOUT CAMP ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF APPLE RIVE
5 MILES NE ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
EAST BETHEL ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE RUSH CREEK
3 M EAST ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250
State Line Road
GoodOver: West Fork Apple River
2.5 M NE SCALES MD, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
LONG HOLLOW RD
GoodOver: FURNACE CREEK
5.5MI NW ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 450
E CAHILL ROAD
GoodOver: N FORK PLUM RIVER
5 MI SW STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
S BETHEL RD
GoodOver: PLUM RIVER
7 MI S OF STOCKTON, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
BRODRECHT RD
GoodOver: BR FURNACE CREEK
5.7 MI NW ELIZABETH, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500
FAS-67 E Stagecoac
GoodOver: BR CLEAR CREEK
1.75 MI E APPLE RIVE, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 850
TR 77 (E. Rush Tow
GoodOver: MUD RUN CRK
5 MI SW OF NORA, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
TR 35
GoodOver: LITTLE SALINE R.
NW1/4 SEC15 T11S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR 142
GoodOver: TRIB TO JOHNSON CR
NE1/4 SEC 5 T13S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
TR 153
GoodOver: DUTCHMAN CREEK
SW1/4 SEC 6 T13S R3E, Johnson, IL
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
TR 13
GoodOver: LITTLE SALINE CREEK
SE1/4 SEC 9 T11S,R2E, Johnson, IL
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 131
GoodOver: MAX CREEK
NW1/4 SEC28 T12S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR 182
GoodOver: LITTLE SALINE RIVER
E 1/2 SEC22 T11S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR138
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
NW1/4 SEC 7 T13S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 186
GoodOver: BAY CREEK
NW1/4 SEC26 T12S.R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
FAS 931
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
NW1/4 SEC16 T13S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375
FAS 931
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
SW1/4 SEC16 T13S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325
TR 131
GoodOver: MAX CREEK TRIBUTARY
NE1/4 SEC31 T12S,R4E, Johnson, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
TR 77
GoodOver: LITTLE CACHE CR TRIB
NE1/4 SEC34 T11S,R3E, Johnson, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 70
GoodOver: TRIB TO DUTCHMAN CR
SW1/4 SEC13 T12S,R2E, Johnson, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
TR 24
GoodOver: TRIB TO BEAR BRANCH
SW1/4 SEC17 T13S,R2E, Johnson, IL
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
TR 15
GoodOver: CLIFTY CREEK
NW1/4 SEC11 T11S,R2E, Johnson, IL
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,150
Showing 18,201-18,250 of 27,743 bridges
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