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
LIEVAN RD
PoorOver: 3 MI BRANCH
2 MI SW OF DIXON, Lee, IL
Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10
TR 109 A
PoorOver: Trib Long Pt Slough
.5 MI E OF NIANTIC, Macon, IL
Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 75
FAU 8494 EAST ST
PoorOver: BALTIMORE & OHIO RR
OLNEY, Richland, IL
Built 1981 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,050
TR-548
PoorOver: POND CREEK DR DITCH
3 MI SW GOLDEN GATE, Wayne, IL
Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50
IL 70
PoorOver: TRIB. OF PECATONICA
.6 MI W CEMETERY RD, Winnebago, IL
Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,500
ILL 70
PoorOver: TRIB. OF PECATONICA
.1 MI W CEMETERY RD, Winnebago, IL
Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,950
CH 12
PoorOver: BUREAU CREEK
6.0 M NE OF PRINCTON, Bureau, IL
Built 1977 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 75
FAS-2789 (CH-18)
PoorOver: ICG RR
4 MI NW XENIA, Clay, IL
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 150
I- 94 NB BISHOP FO
PoorOver: LITTLE CAL RIVER
1.3 M N IL 83, Cook, IL
Built 1949 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 83,450
KINSMAN ROAD
PoorOver: WAUPECON CREEK
0.1 MI N BURKHART RD, Grundy, IL
Built 1948 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 300
CH 14 SHERRY CREEK
PoorOver: SHERRY CREEK
2.9MI WEST OF WORDEN, Madison, IL
Built 1984 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 100
I-72 (EB)
PoorOver: Norfolk Southern Railway
N OF MONTICELLO, Piatt, IL
Built 1975 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,450
I-72 (WB)
PoorOver: Norfolk Southern Railway
N OF MONTICELLO, Piatt, IL
Built 1975 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,450
TR 160
PoorOver: SANDY CREEK/TR 18
6 MI ESE WINCHESTER, Scott, IL
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 75
IL 8/ IL 116
PoorOver: Tazewell & Peoria RR
CEDAR ST EXTENSION, Tazewell, IL
Built 1966 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 11,800
TR 158
PoorOver: TRIB. LITTLE SWAN CR
SE-24-T8NR2W, Warren, IL
Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50
I- 80 EB
PoorOver: JOLIET JNCT PED/BIKE
1 M W IL 7, Will, IL
Built 1964 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 19,350
I- 80 WB
PoorOver: JOLIET JNCT PED/BIKE
1 M W OF IL 7, Will, IL
Built 1964 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 19,350
FAS-355 (CH-16)
PoorOver: Prairie Creek
2855N, 300E, Livingston, IL
Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 575
WAYNESVILLE ROAD
PoorOver: KICKAPOO CREEK
1.5 S 3 MI E ATLANTA, Logan, IL
Built 1980 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 325
US 45
PoorOver: OVFW NF SALINE RIV
0.5 MI N TEXAS CITY, Saline, IL
Built 1953 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,750
TR 298A
PoorOver: RAYHILL SLOUGH
1M N ILL 177, St. Clair, IL
Built 1956 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 175
TR-239
PoorOver: Br of Elkhorn Creek
3.0M NW Oakdale, Washington, IL
Built 1915 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25
HILLSIDE RD
PoorOver: OTTER CREEK
7 MI NW OF MORRISON, Whiteside, IL
Built 1986 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100
TR 301
PoorOver: HACKETT BRANCH
0.7 MI SE PESOTUM, Champaign, IL
Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 775
CH 1
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
NE-8-T5NR3E, Fulton, IL
Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100
TR-59 (Mermet Road
PoorOver: SIELBECK DITCH
6.3MI NW METROPOLIS, Massac, IL
Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 175
ILL 9
PoorOver: DROWNING FORK
2 MI W OF ILL 41, McDonough, IL
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,850
CEMETERY ROAD-TR
PoorOver: BR OF WALNUT CREEK
S.CTR-14-T10NR5E, Peoria, IL
Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
PARKER RD.
PoorOver: LONG RUN CREEK
0.5 MI N W 143rd St., Will, IL
Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,350
US 12,20,45 NB
PoorOver: S&S & IM CNLS&ICG RR
0.9 M S I-55, Cook, IL
Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 77,700
FAU-2652 S Villa A
PoorOver: Sugar Creek
0.8 N IL-38/0.4 W 83, DuPage, IL
Built 1968 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,000
HOYLE ROAD
PoorOver: 3 MILE BRANCH
1.3 M S R.I. ROAD, Lee, IL
Built 1982 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 100
I-55 BUSN LOOP
PoorOver: Norfolk Southern Railway
0.49 MI E OF US 51, McLean, IL
Built 1940 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 25,000
PARKER RD
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
0.4 M S 167TH ST, Will, IL
Built 1994 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 3,600
ILL 97
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
4 MI S OF CUBA, Fulton, IL
Built 1928 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,450
FAS 1600
PoorOver: RAILROAD CREEK
IN HAMILTON, Hancock, IL
Built 1960 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,300
Coal Street
PoorOver: Coal run Creek
0.5 Mi S. of Ill. 18, LaSalle, IL
Built 1984 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 125
TR 41
PoorOver: CAMP CREEK
SW-19-T15NR3W, Mercer, IL
Built 1979 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 25
ILL 155
PoorOver: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER CR
NEAR WCL P DU ROCHER, Randolph, IL
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 100
TR 86
PoorOver: LAMOINE RIVER
1.0 MI W.BROOKLIN, Schuyler, IL
Built 1983 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 50
TR 244
PoorOver: FLAT BRANCH
2.5MI SE STONINGTON, Christian, IL
Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50
TR 56
PoorOver: TEN MILE CREEK
2.2 MI NE OF KENNY, De Witt, IL
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 75
FAP-821 (ILL-15)
PoorOver: BIG MUDDY OVERFLOW
9 MI E WASH CO LN, Jefferson, IL
Built 1923 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,350
US 20
PoorOver: RUSH CREEK
.76 MI E LOGEMANN RD, Jo Daviess, IL
Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,800
FAP-332 (ILL-1)
PoorOver: FRENCH CREEK
2 MI S GRAYVILLE, White, IL
Built 1923 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,550
IL 40 FAP 646
PoorOver: BN RR
SOUTH EDGE OF BUDA, Bureau, IL
Built 1982 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,100
FOSTER AVE
PoorOver: N BR CHI RIV EAST
0.2 M E PULASKI RD, Cook, IL
Built 1933 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 19,100
OHIO ST FEEDER W A
PoorOver: RR - UP,TRIB PARKING
0.5 M E I-94, Cook, IL
Built 1956 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 80,400
CRAWFORD AVE
PoorOver: MIDLOTHIAN CR
0.25 M S ILL 83 P3, Cook, IL
Built 1979 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 16,800
Showing 27,551-27,600 of 27,743 bridges
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