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Bridge conditions in Kankakee County, Illinois

344 inventoried bridges · 34 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

34 of the 344 bridges the federal inventory lists in Kankakee County are rated poor; the rest split 125 good and 185 fair.

34 of the 344 bridges in Kankakee County, Illinois, are rated in poor condition (9.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
125 bridges (36.3%) are rated good and 185 (53.8%) fair.
The median Kankakee County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Fai-57 SB over Ill 17 (built 1955), carrying about 14,450 vehicles a day.

Good 36.3% · Fair 53.8% · Poor 9.9% of 344 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
Fai-57 SB over Ill 17	1955	14,450	Poor
Fai-57 NB over Ill Rte 17	1955	11,650	Poor
Manteno Rd over I-57	1964	9,550	Poor
US 45 & 52 over I-57	1962	9,100	Poor
Ch 44 over Soldier CR	1961	4,650	Poor
Ch 54 over Tower CR	1975	3,050	Poor
ILL.17 over Horse CR.	1958	2,950	Poor
Fas 311 Ch 9 over Branch Rock Creek	1977	2,800	Poor
Tr 87A over Soldiers Creek	1971	2,350	Poor
Ill 17 over Reddick Run CR.	1959	2,300	Poor
Ch 8 over Exline Sl	1955	1,900	Poor
Ch 16 over Black Walnut CR	1965	1,900	Poor
Ch 16 over Rock CR	1971	1,900	Poor
Ch 12 over Horse CR	1979	1,850	Poor
Tr 87A over Exline Slough	1971	1,350	Poor
Ch 14 over Trim CR.	1980	1,200	Poor
Ch 37 over Iroquois R	1979	1,150	Poor
Ch 17 over Exline Sl	1961	1,050	Poor
Ill 115 over Crane Creek	1982	900	Poor
Ch 53 over Little Beaver CR	1966	900	Poor
Ch 13 over Pike CR	1960	850	Poor
Ch 7 over Rock Creek	1964	800	Poor
Ch 53 over Little Beaver CR	1966	625	Poor
Fas 1301 & Ch 41 over Granary Creek	1976	625	Poor
Tr 172 over Exline Slough	1974	500	Poor
Ch 3 over Deer CR	1969	475	Poor
Ch-47/fas 1303 over Drainage Ditch	1927	450	Poor
Ch-37 over W.br. Horse CR.	1962	425	Poor
Tr 13A over Bull Creek	1978	275	Poor
Ch 35 over Trail CR	1967	250	Poor
Tr 142 over N Branch Rock Creek	1969	250	Poor
Tr 92A over Tower Creek	1973	225	Poor
Tr 2A over Singleton Ditch	1991	150	Poor
Tr 39 over Tower Creek	1977	75	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Il 17/FAP 41 over Kkk River & Pk Rd	1957	23,600	Fair
US45/52 (FAP330) over Soldiers Creek	2001	19,100	Fair
Il 50 Fap 840 over Soldier Creek	2003	16,200	Fair
Il 17 Fap 330 over Icg RR	2004	15,900	Fair
Armour Rd (FAU 617 over IL Central RR	2024	14,600	Good
Fai-57 SB over Ill 17	1955	14,450	Poor
Fai-57 SB over Soldier CR	1955	14,450	Fair
Fai-57 NB over Soldier CR	1955	14,450	Fair
I-57 SB over Il 50	2012	14,450	Fair
I-57 NB over RR & DrainageDitch	2023	14,450	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 Kankakee County → - all 344, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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