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Tr 243 over Mud Creek

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

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

Tr 243 over Mud Creek in Jackson 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 1993, making it 32 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 150 of the 228 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated good (65.8%); 16 (7.0%) 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 multiple box beam
Length	about 81 ft
Location	3/4M N of Old Rte 13
NBI structure number	039320400000000
Condition class	Good

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
Il Rte 13 over Little Crab Orchard	2007	21,600	Fair