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Bridge conditions in Christian County, Illinois

320 inventoried bridges · 55 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Christian County has 55 bridges rated poor out of 320 inventoried, a 17.2% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

55 of the 320 bridges in Christian County, Illinois, are rated in poor condition (17.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
58 bridges (18.1%) are rated good and 207 (64.7%) fair.
The median Christian County bridge was built in 1980.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ch 6-fas 642 over Brushy Branch (built 1915), carrying about 1,300 vehicles a day.

Good 18.1% · Fair 64.7% · Poor 17.2% of 320 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
Ch 6-fas 642 over Brushy Branch	1915	1,300	Poor
Ch 6-fas 642 over Long Branch	1923	1,300	Poor
Tr 327 over Springside Branch	1900	1,100	Poor
Ch 22-fas 636 over Sangamon River	1969	600	Poor
Ch 4 - Fas 637 over Brown Branch	1965	600	Poor
Tr 0128 over Panther Creek	1958	450	Poor
Ch-7 (fas-643) over Spring Creek	1986	400	Poor
Mun 5671 over Paper Mill Branch	1919	300	Poor
Tr 111A over Spring Branch	1954	175	Poor
Tr 12 A over Clear Creek	1920	150	Poor
Tr 13 over Mosquito Creek	1960	100	Poor
Tr 92 over Miller Branch	1921	100	Poor
Tr 241 over Brush Creek	1957	100	Poor
Tr 217 A over Brushy Branch	1953	100	Poor
Tr 288 over Corbett Branch	1940	100	Poor
Tr 192A over Mosquito Creek Ovrf	1940	100	Poor
Tr 83 over Brown Branch	1957	100	Poor
Tr 65 over Creek	1900	50	Poor
Tr 68 over Miller Branch	1921	50	Poor
Tr 106 over Miller Branch	1914	50	Poor
Tr 207 over Long Branch	1902	50	Poor
Tr 269 over Bear Creek	1922	50	Poor
Tr 272 A over Oak Branch	1949	50	Poor
Tr 310 over Willow Branch	1900	50	Poor
Tr 82 over Achenbach Branch	1920	50	Poor
Tr 90 over George Branch	1915	50	Poor
Tr 244 over Flat Branch	1987	50	Poor
Tr 321 A over Bear Creek	1996	50	Poor
Tr 2A over Prairie Fork	2007	50	Poor
Tr 307 over Miller Branch	1957	50	Poor
Tr 189 over Clear Creek	1954	50	Poor
Tr 74 over George Branch	1960	50	Poor
Tr 267 over Clear Creek	1985	50	Poor
Tr 2 over Clear Creek Spur	1986	50	Poor
2ND Street over Diehl Creek	1930	50	Poor
Tr 197 over Clear Creek	1900	35	Poor
Tr 307 over Willow Creek	1900	35	Poor
Montgomery Co TR 7 over Bear Creek	1926	25	Poor
Tr 343 over S. Fork Sangamon R.	1900	25	Poor
Tr 343 over S. Fork Sangamon R.	1900	25	Poor
Tr 70 over Bear Creek	1916	20	Poor
Tr 71 over Buckhart Creek	1900	20	Poor
Tr 141 over Brushy Branch	1956	20	Poor
Tr 185 over Oak Branch	1900	20	Poor
Tr 190 over Buckhart Creek	1900	20	Poor
Tr 221 over Clear Creek	1900	20	Poor
Tr 224 over Locust Creek	1900	20	Poor
Tr 282A over Lake Fork	1927	20	Poor
Tr 18 over Bear Creek	1978	20	Poor
Tr 198 over Mosquito Creek	2000	20	Poor
Tr 36 A over Clear Creek	1900	20	Poor
Tr 216 over Osbern Branch	1954	20	Poor
Tr 325 over Coal Creek	1959	20	Poor
Tr 229 A over Big George Branch	1900	10	Poor
Tr 258 over Lake Fork	1898	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Il 29 over Panther Creek	2005	12,200	Good
Il 29 NB over Clear Creek	2005	8,550	Fair
Il 29 SB over Clear Creek	2005	8,550	Good
Il 29 over Clear Creek	2005	8,550	Good
Il 29 over Ditch	2012	8,100	Good
Il 29 over Drainage	2012	8,100	Good
US 51/IL 16 over Becks CR. Trib.	1923	6,600	Fair
Il 29 over Il 48	1964	6,400	Fair
Fap 75(IL 29) over Flatt Branch	2023	6,400	Good
Ill 104 over Panther Creek	1995	4,800	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Christian County → - all 320, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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