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Tr-178 over Shelton Creek Drain

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

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

Tr-178 over Shelton Creek Drain in Hamilton 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 31 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Hamilton County rated fair (18.3%); 4 (2.4%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 70 ft
Location	2.5 Mi NW Belle Prai
NBI structure number	033319000000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Il 14 over Stream	2018	4,300	Good
Fap-853 (ill-14) over Bear Creek	1923	3,200	Poor
Fap-855 (ill-14) over Lakey Creek	1923	3,200	Fair
Fap-776 (ill 142) over Stream	1992	3,150	Good
Fap-849 (ill-142) over Middle Creek	1929	2,700	Fair
Fap-849 (ill-142) over Stream	1929	2,700	Fair