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Illinois/cushman over Chena River (cushman)

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Illinois/cushman over Chena River (cushman) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,390 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 51 of the 112 inventoried bridges in Fairbanks North Star Borough rated fair (45.5%); 6 (5.4%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 242 ft
Location	Mile Point 3.3
NBI structure number	0390
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Alaska department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Steese Highway over Chena River (steese Hwy)	1977	23,300	Fair
Johansen Expresswy over Geist Road Overhead	1989	18,300	Fair
Johansen Expresswy over Noyes Slough (geist Rd)	1993	18,000	Fair
Johansen Expresswy over Peger/geist Overcrossing	1993	18,000	Fair
Richardson Highway over Badger Loop U.c.	2002	16,900	Good
Richardson Highway over Rich Hwy Oh Mp 359 SB	2024	16,900	Good