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
W WACKER RD
PoorOver: BR OF PLUM RIV
4 MI SW MT CARROLL, Carroll, IL
Built 1986 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 150
US 20
PoorOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.26 M E KANE CO, Cook, IL
Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 44,100
CHICAGO AVE
PoorOver: N BR CHICAGO RIVER
622 W CHGO AVE P5C, Cook, IL
Built 1914 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,900
KEDZIE AVE
PoorOver: SANITARY&SHIP CANAL
3400 S & 3200 W, Cook, IL
Built 1909 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 22,000
I-57 (SB)
PoorOver: Eastern Illinois RR
.3 MI S NEOGA INT, Cumberland, IL
Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,450
CHICAGO RD
PoorOver: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK
4 MI S OF WATERMAN, DeKalb, IL
Built 2003 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,000
LEMAN RD - TR 304
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
SW-8-T5NR3E, Fulton, IL
Built 1975 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 25
TR 90
PoorOver: FK OF LITTLE BEAR CR
2.0 MI W BASCO, Hancock, IL
Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50
TR 154
PoorOver: GROVE CREEK
1.5 NW ADRIAN, Hancock, IL
Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 150
FAS-819
PoorOver: CASEY FORK
TEXICO, Jefferson, IL
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,350
I C TRAIL
PoorOver: VIRGIL DRN DITCH #2
.7 M E of IL64, Kane, IL
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 375
IL 120 WB
PoorOver: DES PLAINES RIVER
2.5 M W OF US 41, Lake, IL
Built 1959 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 30,700
TR 535
PoorOver: PRAIRE CREEK
N 14TH E 1950, LaSalle, IL
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 275
TR 203
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
N 36TH E 150, LaSalle, IL
Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 175
FAP-327EB (US-50)
PoorOver: ALLISON DITCH NO 1
2 MI E AIRPORT INT, Lawrence, IL
Built 1957 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 7,200
FAP-327WB (US-50)
PoorOver: ALLISON DITCH NO 1
2 MI E AIRPORT INT, Lawrence, IL
Built 1957 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 7,200
TOWN HALL RD (TR23
PoorOver: BR. GREEN RIVER
3 MI. N. OF US 30, Lee, IL
Built 1993 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 25
TR 229(ZION CHAPEL
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
4.25 MI N BLUE MOUND, Macon, IL
Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100
CH 32 LEBANON RD
PoorOver: SILVER CK
8.0MI E COLLINSVILLE, Madison, IL
Built 1970 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 350
CH-12 (FAS 582)
PoorOver: CAMP CREEK
2 MI E VERSAILLES, Brown, IL
Built 1997 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 125
TR-41
PoorOver: LITTLE WABASH RIVER
2 MI W HORD, Clay, IL
Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 75
OLD ORCHD TO I-94
PoorOver: GROUND
EDENS & OLD ORCH, Cook, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 6,200
FAU-2585 Meacham R
PoorOver: WEST BRANCH OF SALT CREE
0.8 MI S. SCHAUMBURG RD., Cook, IL
Built 1985 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15,900
JACKSON BLVD
PoorOver: S BR CHICAGO RIV
375 W & 300 S, Cook, IL
Built 1916 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,275
TR 203
PoorOver: COON CREEK
3 MI SW OF CLINTON, De Witt, IL
Built 1900 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
MARBLETOWN RD-TR 2
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
NE-6-T3NR3E, Fulton, IL
Built 1976 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
US 6
PoorOver: AUX SABLE CR
4.9 M E OF ILL 47, Grundy, IL
Built 1969 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 7,050
FAS-292 Gardner Ro
PoorOver: W Fork Mazon River
0.05M E Dwight Road, Grundy, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,000
TR 7(DUROC RD)
PoorOver: STREAM
2.5 MI NW ARGENTA, Macon, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20
TR 85 (TH-C69)
PoorOver: SENACHWINE CREEK
T12N-R9E-4PM SEC 29, Marshall, IL
Built 1977 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
TWP RD 58
PoorOver: BEAR CK
3 MI EAST MERMET, Massac, IL
Built 1977 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100
BROWN ST FAU 6387
PoorOver: BNSD OUTFALL SEWER
0.7 MI ESE 74 & 150, McLean, IL
Built 1925 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,150
ILL 154
PoorOver: PLUM CREEK
3.6 MI W OF SPARTA, Randolph, IL
Built 1972 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,900
US 150 & ILL 116
PoorOver: IL RIVER TRIBUTARY
.1M S JCT US 150&116, Tazewell, IL
Built 1964 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20,400
TR-348
PoorOver: WABASH LEVEE DRAIN D
2 MI SW MAUNIE, White, IL
Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25
LISTER ROAD
PoorOver: BR. OF ROCK CREEK
1 MI. S.W. MORRISON, Whiteside, IL
Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 225
ILL 70
PoorOver: TRIB. OF PECATONICA
.5 MI W CEMETERY RD, Winnebago, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,500
I- 94 BISHOP FORD
PoorOver: RR - IHB & CSXT
1 M N IL 83, Cook, IL
Built 1949 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 166,900
127TH ST
PoorOver: CAL SAG CHANNEL
0.2 M E IL 83, Cook, IL
Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 19,100
JOE ORR RD
PoorOver: THORN CREEK
0.5 M E IL 1, Cook, IL
Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 17,500
WASHINGTON STREET
PoorOver: UNION STATION TRACKS
100N 430W TO 500W, Cook, IL
Built 1913 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,600
ILL 154
PoorOver: REND LAKE
0.9 MI W I-57, Franklin, IL
Built 1966 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,650
I 64 EB
PoorOver: CNIC RR
.5 MI E BELL RIVE IN, Jefferson, IL
Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,850
FAI-57 SB
PoorOver: Norfolk & So. RR / Ditch
0.9 MI N ILL 17, Kankakee, IL
Built 1954 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,450
GREEN BAY RD.
PoorOver: U.P.R.R.
0.6M.S.OF IL-176, Lake, IL
Built 1988 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500
ILL 145
PoorOver: HAYES CREEK
1.9 MI E GLENDALE, Pope, IL
Built 1947 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,200
ILL 37
PoorOver: CACHE RIVER
AT JOHNSON CO LINE, Pulaski, IL
Built 1957 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,350
MELL0TS RD
PoorOver: DEER CREEK
6.5 MI SE MORRISON, Whiteside, IL
Built 1980 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50
CH 15(FAS 512)
PoorOver: BRANCH OF SALT FORK
SIDNEY, Champaign, IL
Built 1982 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,950
TR 266
PoorOver: POLECAT CREEK
2 MI SW ASHMORE, Coles, IL
Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 75
Showing 27,351-27,400 of 27,743 bridges
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