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Fap 322 (US 51) over Richland Creek

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

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

Fap 322 (US 51) over Richland Creek in Fayette County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2009, making it 16 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 356 inventoried bridges in Fayette County rated fair (38.5%); 16 (4.5%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 129 ft
Location	4 Mi S US 40
NBI structure number	026010400000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fai-70 over Owl Creek	1966	25,800	Fair
Fai-70 over Tr-32	1965	25,800	Fair
Fai-70 over Stream	1963	23,900	Fair
Fai 70 over Stream	1962	23,800	Fair
Fai-70 over Stream	1948	22,700	Fair
Fai-57 over East Fork Kaskaskia	1970	18,100	Fair