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Pearl City Rd. over Yellow Creek

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

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

Pearl City Rd. over Yellow Creek in Stephenson 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1940 and reconstructed in 2001, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 203 of the 340 inventoried bridges in Stephenson County rated good (59.7%); 11 (3.2%) 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 273 ft
Location	East Edge Pearl City
NBI structure number	089301800000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 20 EB over Sumner Creek	1959	12,700	Fair
US 20 WB over Wickham Creek	1983	12,700	Fair
US 20WB over Sumner Creek	1994	12,700	Good
US 20 EB over Wickham Creek	1999	12,700	Fair
US 20 & Private Rd over Silver Creek Trib	1959	12,700	Fair
Il 26 over Yellow Creek	1988	12,600	Fair