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Fas 1405-ch 12 over Pope Creek

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

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

Fas 1405-ch 12 over Pope Creek in Mercer 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 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 23 of the 163 inventoried bridges in Mercer County rated poor (14.1%); 23 (14.1%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 88 ft
Location	Sw-35-t14nr1w
NBI structure number	066306000000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 67 over Donahue Creek	1997	5,300	Fair
US 67 over Edwards River	1998	5,300	Fair
Ill 94 over Edwards River	1960	3,450	Fair
Ill 94 over Camp Creek	1960	2,900	Fair
US 67 over Pope Creek	2024	2,600	Good
US 67 over Henderson CR	1931	2,400	Poor