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Il 26 over Big Bureau Creek

Bureau County, Illinois · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Il 26 over Big Bureau Creek in Bureau County, Illinois, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2018, making it 7 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 141 of the 374 inventoried bridges in Bureau County rated good (37.7%); 60 (16.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 254 ft
Location	1.65 M N of I-80
NBI structure number	006018700000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-80 EB over Spring Creek	2010	12,200	Good
I-80 WB over Spring Creek	2009	12,200	Fair
I-80 EB over Il Railnet	2010	12,200	Fair
I-80 WB over Il Railnet	2009	12,200	Good
I-80 EB over Brush Creek & Tr 352	2011	11,450	Fair
I-80 WB over Brush Creek & Tr 352	2010	11,450	Good