Ill 78 over BNSF RR

Carroll County, Illinois · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Ill 78 over BNSF RR in Carroll County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1949 and reconstructed in 2000, making it 76 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 1,550 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 96 of the 180 inventoried bridges in Carroll County rated fair (53.3%); 26 (14.4%) 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.

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

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