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Tr 280 A over Birch Creek

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

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

Tr 280 A over Birch Creek in Cumberland 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 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 91 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Cumberland County rated good (53.8%); 12 (7.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-70 over Crooked Creek	1969	23,100	Fair
I-70 (WB) over Range Creek	1970	11,750	Fair
I-70 (EB) over Range Creek	1970	11,750	Fair
I-70 (EB) over Fas 1657	1969	11,550	Fair
I-70 (WB) over Fas 1657	1969	11,550	Fair
I-70 (WB) over Muddy Creek	1968	11,550	Poor