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Fap-327 (US-50) over Nickelson Creek

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

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

Fap-327 (US-50) over Nickelson Creek in Clay County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 60 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated fair (35.9%); 24 (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.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 30 ft
Location	3 Mi E Marion Co Ln
NBI structure number	013200800000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap-327 (US-50) over Stream	1969	5,200	Fair
Fap 328 (US 45) over Grove Creek	2009	5,200	Good
Fap 328 (US 45) over Buck Creek	2008	5,100	Fair
Fap-327 (US-50 EB) over Elm River	1965	4,950	Fair
Fap-327 (US-50 WB) over Elm River	1965	4,950	Fair
Fap-327 (US-50) over Cxst RR	1969	4,600	Fair