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Ch 23 over Little Saline River

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

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

Ch 23 over Little Saline River in Saline 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 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 125 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 185 inventoried bridges in Saline County rated fair (24.9%); 8 (4.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 332-us 45 over Drainage Ditch	2007	10,900	Good
US 45 over Mid Fork Saline Riv.	1982	10,200	Good
US 45-fap 332 over Middle Fork Saline R	2004	10,200	Good
Fap 332-us 45 (SB) over Stream	2002	9,550	Good
Fap 332-us 45 (NB) over Stream	2002	9,550	Good
Fap 332-us 45 (NB) over Stream	2002	9,550	Good