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Tr 144 over South Fork

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

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

Tr 144 over South Fork in Coles County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 159 of the 302 inventoried bridges in Coles County rated fair (52.6%); 21 (7.0%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 31 ft
Location	3 Mi SE of Lerna
NBI structure number	015330700000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-57 over Stream	1968	22,700	Fair
I-57 over Stream	1966	21,000	Fair
I-57 over Kickapoo Creek	1965	19,800	Fair
I-57 over Stream	1965	19,800	Good
Il 16 EB (fap 91) over Eastern IL RR	1961	15,100	Fair
Il 16 WB (fap 91) over Eastern IL RR	1961	15,100	Fair