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Tr 70 over Hickory Smith Ditch

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

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

Tr 70 over Hickory Smith Ditch 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2010).
Its listed owner is a town or township 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 51 ft
Location	3.5 Mi N of Sheffild
NBI structure number	006410900000000
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