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
CICERO AVE
PoorOver: SANITARY SHIP CANAL
4000 S & 4800 W, Cook, IL
Built 1927 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 50,400
ROOSEVELT RD
PoorOver: S BR CHICAGO RIVER
230 W. ROOSEVELT RD., Cook, IL
Built 1928 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 26,800
HARTMAN ROAD
PoorOver: UNION DRAINAGE DITCH
2070N 1650E, DeKalb, IL
Built 1971 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100
SHABBONA GROVE ROA
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
680N 200E, DeKalb, IL
Built 1976 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 75
FAU5336 (LUCINDA A
PoorOver: SO BR KISHWAUKEE RIV
0.7 E. Annie Glidden, DeKalb, IL
Built 1954 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,650
TR-136A
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
2 MI N BROWNS, Edwards, IL
Built 1977 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 50
TR 77
PoorOver: CLAYPOOL DITCH
0.50 MI.E. GORMAN RD, Grundy, IL
Built 2001 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 250
FAY'S LANE
PoorOver: WELCH CREEK TRIB
.4M E OF DUGAN RD, Kane, IL
Built 1975 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 500
TR 123
PoorOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
N 41ST E 2110, LaSalle, IL
Built 1962 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 175
TR 535
PoorOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
N 14TH E 1975, LaSalle, IL
Built 1974 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 275
DELAWARE ST/MS1290
PoorOver: GOOSE CREEK
W OF CHICAGO ST, Livingston, IL
Built 1996 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 200
TR-56
PoorOver: Lake Fork Creek Trib
1 W 1 MI S ELKHART, Logan, IL
Built 1958 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100
ILL 17
PoorOver: ILL RIVER
9.55 MI W OF ILL 89, Marshall, IL
Built 1939 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 7,000
TWP RD 104
PoorOver: MASSAC CK
4.5 MI EAST RD KNOB, Massac, IL
Built 1977 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 25
BRUSH GROVE RD.
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
3.5 S.W. ROCHELLE, Ogle, IL
Built 1962 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 275
BIG MOUND ROAD
PoorOver: KILBUCK CREEK
2.5 M NW LINDENWOOD, Ogle, IL
Built 1981 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 500
HONEY CREEK ROAD
PoorOver: KYTE CREEK
1.7 M E OF DAYSVILLE, Ogle, IL
Built 1983 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 150
FAS 603
PoorOver: BAY CREEK
.75 MI W NEBO, Pike, IL
Built 1963 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 725
ILL 9
PoorOver: DILLON CREEK
1 MI W OF TREMONT, Tazewell, IL
Built 1962 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 5,200
TAZEWELL RD - TR 3
PoorOver: LITTLE MACKINAW RIVE
SE-4-T23NR2W, Tazewell, IL
Built 1946 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 10
CHRISTMAS TREE-TR1
PoorOver: STREAM
SW-2-T23NR5W, Tazewell, IL
Built 1978 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 125
ROSS LN(FAU 7011)
PoorOver: GRAPE CREEK
CITY OF TILTON, Vermilion, IL
Built 1976 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,100
FAS 496(CH 14)
PoorOver: TRIB MIDDLE BRANCH
1.8 MI E ROSSVILLE, Vermilion, IL
Built 1984 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 400
SPRING VALLEY RD
PoorOver: LITTLE ROCK CREEK
6 MI NORTH MORRISON, Whiteside, IL
Built 1938 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100
CHASE ROAD
PoorOver: CATTAIL CREEK
1 MI SE FULTON, Whiteside, IL
Built 1979 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,200
SAUNDERS RD
PoorOver: UNNAMED CREEK
3.5 MI E OF PECATONI, Winnebago, IL
Built 1957 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 800
TR 77
PoorOver: DONICA CREEK
6 MI SE OF OAKLAND, Coles, IL
Built 2000 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 25
TOUHY AVE
PoorOver: N BR CHICAGO RIVER
0.6 M E IL 43, Cook, IL
Built 1925 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 24,400
18TH ST
PoorOver: RR TRACKS
1800S.& 300W.TO 200W, Cook, IL
Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,650
SB 41 TO RANDOLPH
PoorOver: LAND
500E & 150N., Cook, IL
Built 1986 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,200
TR-310
PoorOver: CREEK
3.5 MI SE PALESTINE, Crawford, IL
Built 1909 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 75
MS-1090 (Webster S
PoorOver: Ten Mile Creek
CLINTON-WEBSTER ST., De Witt, IL
Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 150
TR-357
PoorOver: TRIB HICKORY CREEK
3 MI SE ST ELMO, Fayette, IL
Built 1925 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
TR-61 SOUTHMOR RD
PoorOver: WAUPECAN CREEK
0.10 MI W SCOUT RD, Grundy, IL
Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 125
TR 120 OLD MAZON R
PoorOver: JOHNNY RUN CREEK
.5 MI S REED RD, Grundy, IL
Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
CO. HWY. 12
PoorOver: PETIT CREEK
7 MI S OF WARSAW, Hancock, IL
Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 350
TR 126
PoorOver: LITTLE MUD CR
3 MI N CISSNA PK, Iroquois, IL
Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
TR 442
PoorOver: TRIB TO IROQUOIS RV
2.5 MI SE OF IROQUOI, Iroquois, IL
Built 1952 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 75
FAP-849 (ILL-142)
PoorOver: DODDS CREEK
1.5 MI NW OPDYKE, Jefferson, IL
Built 1928 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,650
NEW YORK STREET
PoorOver: FOX RIVER
STOLP ISLAND, Kane, IL
Built 1931 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 9,850
CH 12
PoorOver: HORSE CR
3 MI N HERSCHER, Kankakee, IL
Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,850
TR 322
PoorOver: COUEL CREEK
E 19TH N 2275, LaSalle, IL
Built 1973 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
BOLLMAN RD
PoorOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
0.9 MI S ROCK ISLAND, Lee, IL
Built 1901 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 25
CH 30(FAU 7403)
PoorOver: SAND CREEK TRIB
1.5 MI E OF ELWIN, Macon, IL
Built 1986 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,550
TR 130
PoorOver: LICK CRK
3.5 MI SE HETTICK, Macoupin, IL
Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
ROOT ROAD
PoorOver: RUSH CREEK
0.1 MI N OF CH 30, McHenry, IL
Built 1900 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100
FAU 8173 College A
PoorOver: MAUVAISE TERRE CR
.25 MI E JOHNSON, Morgan, IL
Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,900
S MAIN ST
PoorOver: TOWN BROOK
S MAIN ST AT BROOK, Morgan, IL
Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,000
TR 62(N. MAIN ST)
PoorOver: LONG GROVE CREEK
.5 MI N OF MOWEAQUA, Shelby, IL
Built 1953 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,350
WINKEL RD - CH 10
PoorOver: MAIN DRAINAGE DITCH
SE COR-15-T22NR5W, Tazewell, IL
Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100
Showing 26,901-26,950 of 27,743 bridges
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