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Tr 256 over Creek

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

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

Tr 256 over Creek in Effingham County, Illinois, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 225 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 121 of the 254 inventoried bridges in Effingham County rated good (47.6%); 12 (4.7%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	8	Very good condition
Substructure	8	Very good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fai-70 over Second Salt Ck	1960	25,800	Fair
Fap-774 (il-32/33) over Fai-70	1959	23,900	Fair
Fai-70 over Big Creek	1962	23,900	Fair
Fai-70 over Coon Creek	1961	23,700	Fair
FAI57 SB / 70 WB over US 45 & Cn RR	2015	22,500	Fair
Fai 57 NB / 70 EB over US 45 & Cn RR	2015	22,500	Fair