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Tr 276 over Polecat Creek

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

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

Tr 276 over Polecat Creek in Coles County, Illinois, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1995, making it 30 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 122 of the 302 inventoried bridges in Coles County rated good (40.4%); 21 (7.0%) 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 73 ft
Location	2.2 Mi SW of Ashmore
NBI structure number	015337400000000
Condition class	Good

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