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Ill 71 over Coffee Creek

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

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

Ill 71 over Coffee Creek in Putnam County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977 and reconstructed in 2021, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 50 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated fair (66.0%); 3 (6.0%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 73 ft
Location	5.14 Mi W of Ill 89
NBI structure number	078003200000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Il 89 over Unnamed Stream	2001	5,450	Fair
Ill 71 over Drainage Ditch	2015	4,700	Good
Il 71 over Intermittent Stream	2007	4,100	Good
Ill 89 over Allforks Creek North	2012	4,100	Good
Ill 89 over Allforks Creek South	2012	4,100	Good
Ill 71 over Coffee Creek	1993	3,400	Fair