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Il Rte 13 over Little Crab Orchard

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

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

Il Rte 13 over Little Crab Orchard in Jackson 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 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 62 of the 228 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated fair (27.2%); 16 (7.0%) 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 78 ft
Location	0.19MI E New Era Rd
NBI structure number	039007100000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Il 13 WB over Crab Orchard Creek	1995	25,800	Good
Ill 13 WB over Crab Orchard CR Ovfl	1995	25,800	Good
Il 13 EB over Crab Orchard Creek	2021	25,800	Good
Il 13 EB over Crab Orchard Creek	2021	25,800	Good
Ill Rte 13 over Trib-piles Fork Crk.	1948	25,500	Fair
Ill 13 over Stream	1954	21,600	Good