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Cedar Rd/ Tr 276 over Lake Fork

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

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

Cedar Rd/ Tr 276 over Lake Fork in Madison County, Illinois, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 524 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated poor (8.8%); 46 (8.8%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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 EB over Mississippi River	2024	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