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Farwell Bridge Roa over Pecatonica River

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

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

Farwell Bridge Roa over Pecatonica River in Stephenson County, Illinois, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 340 inventoried bridges in Stephenson County rated poor (3.2%); 11 (3.2%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 339 ft
Location	3.5 Mi NE Ridott
NBI structure number	089303100000000
Condition class	Poor

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