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Willow Road over Muddy Plum River

Jo Daviess County, Illinois · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Willow Road over Muddy Plum River in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 125 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 192 inventoried bridges in Jo Daviess County rated poor (10.9%); 21 (10.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 41 ft
Location	5.5 M SE Stockton
NBI structure number	043301800000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 20 over Miss River Hwy RR	1943	17,300	Fair
US20 EB over Little Menominee Riv	1965	10,900	Fair
US20 WB over Little Menominee Riv	1965	10,900	Fair
US 20 WB over Menominee Rd	1968	10,900	Fair
US 20 EB over Menominee River	1964	9,450	Fair
US 20 WB over Menominee River	1964	9,450	Fair