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Ill 47 over Drummer Creek

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

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

Ill 47 over Drummer Creek in Ford 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,850 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 302 inventoried bridges in Ford County rated good (45.4%); 24 (7.9%) 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 132 ft
Location	3.53 Mi S of Ill 9
NBI structure number	027008900000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fai 57 over Stream	1968	17,600	Fair
Fai 57 Sbl over Big Four Ditch	1968	10,550	Fair
Fai 57 Nbl over Big Four Ditch	1968	10,550	Poor
Il 9/FAP 697 over Il Cent. RR	2001	5,750	Fair
Ill 9 over Fai 57	1969	5,050	Fair
Ill 47 over Drainage Ditch	1998	3,850	Good