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Old US 36 over Mauvaise Terre CR

Morgan County, Illinois · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Old US 36 over Mauvaise Terre CR in Morgan County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1947, making it 78 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 850 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 104 of the 234 inventoried bridges in Morgan County rated fair (44.4%); 17 (7.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Bl72/il104/morton over Town Brook	1952	16,300	Fair
Fai 72 over N Fk Mauvaise Terre	1976	14,500	Fair
Fai 72 over Mauvaise Terre CR Br	1974	14,500	Good
Bus I72/IL104/MORT over Mauvaise Terre Creek	1957	10,400	Fair
Il 267/US 67/BL 67 over I-72/US 36	1975	9,100	Fair
Il 267 over Trib Mauvaise Terre	1989	9,100	Good