Bridge conditions in Champaign County, Illinois 728 inventoried bridges · 59 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
Champaign County tracks close to typical: 59 of its 728 inventoried bridges (8.1%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.
59 of the 728 bridges in Champaign County, Illinois, are rated in poor condition (8.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .432 bridges (59.3%) are rated good and 237 (32.6%) fair.
The median Champaign County bridge was built in 1983 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-74 over US 45(FAP 800) (built 1956), carrying about 41,900 vehicles a day.
Good 59.3% · Fair 32.6% · Poor 8.1% of 728 bridges
Bridges rated poor Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.
Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I-74 over US 45(FAP 800) 1956 41,900 Poor Fap 725(EB) over Canadian National Railwa 1966 10,450 Poor Fap 725 (WB) over CN Railwy & Copper Sloug 1966 10,450 Poor I-72(EB) over I-57 1965 8,650 Poor I-72(WB) over I-57 1965 8,650 Poor Fau 7155(DUNCAN Rd over Copper Slough 1976 7,550 Poor Ch 57(FAU 7154) over I-72 1968 7,150 Poor Fau 7182(BROADWAY) over Saline Branch 1982 4,250 Poor Country Club Rd. over Saline Br Drain Dit 1979 4,200 Poor Fap 709 (US 136) over Sangamon River 1972 2,500 Poor Ch 20(FAS 502) over Saline Branch Ditch 1980 2,450 Poor John St (fau 7128) over Copper Slough 1967 2,200 Poor Ch 12(FAS 516) over Salt Fork River 1971 2,100 Poor Ch 15(FAS 512) over Branch of Salt Fork 1982 1,950 Poor Fau 7200(PERKINS R over Saline Branch Ditch 1977 1,450 Poor Fas 517 over I-57 1967 1,350 Poor Tr 94 over Stream 1932 1,300 Poor First St over Owl Creek 1970 1,250 Poor 3RD St (ch 30) over Owl Creek 1972 1,200 Poor Duncan Rd over I-74 1966 1,000 Poor Tr 550ICOBBLEFIELD over Copper Slough 1990 900 Poor Fas 529 (ch 17) over Two Mile Slough 1988 800 Poor Fas 517(CH 11) over Ditch 2002 800 Poor Tr 301 over Hackett Branch 1966 775 Poor Ch 19 over Kaskaskia Ditch 1947 625 Poor Ch 19 over Stream 1940 625 Poor Fas 532(CH 6) over Kankakee Drain Ditch 1983 625 Poor Fau 7206 over I-74 1960 525 Poor Ch 32(FAS 516) over Spoon River 2003 525 Poor Sangamon St over Owl Creek 1970 475 Poor Tr 178 over Big Ditch 1974 350 Poor Fau 7206 over Saline Branch 1975 300 Poor Tr 255 over Stream 1982 300 Poor Ms 8150 over I-74 1969 275 Poor Tr 170 over Stream 1986 250 Poor Ch 8 over Lone Tree Creek 1984 225 Poor Tr 130 over Stream 1991 225 Poor Coler Av(ms 6120) over Boneyard Creek 1900 225 Poor Tr 312 over I-74 1959 200 Poor Tr-297b over Two Mile Slough 1937 175 Poor Fas 515(CH 22) over Sugar Creek 1987 175 Poor Fas 1535 (CH9) over Mid Fk Vermillion R 1984 150 Poor Tr 107 A over Upper Salt Forkdit 1979 100 Poor Tr 109 A over Stream 1900 100 Poor Tr 37 over Lone Tree Creek 1971 75 Poor Tr 238 over Stream 1982 75 Poor Tr 17 over Sangamon River 1984 75 Poor Tr 35 over Drainage Ditch 1997 75 Poor Tr 64 over Sangamon River 1980 50 Poor Tr 25 over Sangamon River 1982 50 Poor Tr 155 over Stream 1982 50 Poor Tr 30 C over Stream 1979 50 Poor Tr 69 C over E Branch Salt Fork R 1984 50 Poor Tr 287 A over Stream 1988 50 Poor Atlas St(ms 8350) over Stream 1900 50 Poor Tr 83 over Spoon River 1900 35 Poor Tr 89 over Flatville Drain Dit 1975 25 Poor Tr 89 over Stream 1982 25 Poor Tr 1 B over Hackett Branch 1981 25 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I-74 over Market St(fau 7169) 1957 48,900 Good I-74 over CN Railwy & TR 158/Oak S 1956 48,900 Good I-74 over US 45(FAP 800) 1956 41,900 Poor I-57 over Copper Slough 1965 34,400 Good FAI 74 & Ramp G over Copper Slough 2023 31,500 Good I-74 over Stream 1960 30,400 Fair I-74 over Stream 1959 28,300 Fair Fai-74 over Ditch 2018 28,300 Good FAI 57 Ramps H D & over Copper Slough 2023 23,000 Good I-57 over Stream 1969 22,500 Fair
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory , 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.
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