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Ch 5 over Little Sandy Creek

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

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

Ch 5 over Little Sandy Creek in Scott County, Illinois, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1968, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Scott County rated poor (7.1%); 7 (7.1%) 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 104 ft
Location	1 Mi S Glasgow
NBI structure number	086302400000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fai 72 over Tr 44	1987	9,900	Good
Fai 72 over Drainage Ditch	1986	9,900	Fair
Fai 72 EB over Ill 100	1981	4,950	Fair
Fai 72 WB over Ill 100	1981	4,950	Fair
Fai 72 EB over Tr 55	1986	4,950	Good
Fai 72 WB over Tr 55	1986	4,950	Good