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Fai 270 EB over Mississippi River

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

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

Fai 270 EB over Mississippi River in Madison 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 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 46,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 247 of the 524 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated good (47.1%); 46 (8.8%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 5,456 ft
Location	Mississippi River
NBI structure number	060035000000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fai 270 over Mississippi River	1966	46,200	Fair
I-270 EB & WB over Chain of Rocks Canal	2014	46,200	Good
Fai 270 over Water Main	1964	46,200	Good
I-55/70 over Brush Creek	1962	46,000	Fair
Fai 70 over Canteen Ck	1939	45,600	Good
Fai 255 over Mcdonough Lake Ditch	1987	40,300	Good