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Fap 885 (ill 146) over Simmons Creek

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

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

Fap 885 (ill 146) over Simmons Creek in Pope 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,050 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 87 inventoried bridges in Pope County rated good (66.7%); 4 (4.6%) 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 142 ft
Location	4.3 Mi SW Hardin Co
NBI structure number	076002900000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ill 34 over Gibbons Creek	1924	2,350	Fair
Ill 34 over Trib to Gibbon Creek	1991	2,350	Good
Ill 34-fap 778 over Unnamed Stream	2011	2,350	Good
Ill 146 over Lusk Creek	1964	2,150	Fair
Ill 145 over Bay Creek Ditch	1982	1,750	Fair
Il 145 over Bay Creek	2024	1,750	Good