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Bridge conditions in Lawrence County, Illinois

185 inventoried bridges · 42 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 4 bridges in Lawrence County is rated in poor condition: 42 of 185 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Illinois.

42 of the 185 bridges in Lawrence County, Illinois, are rated in poor condition (22.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
69 bridges (37.3%) are rated good and 74 (40.0%) fair.
The median Lawrence County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fas-1827 (built 1958), carrying about 7,200 vehicles a day.

Good 37.3% · Fair 40.0% · Poor 22.7% of 185 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
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fas-1827	1958	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US 50) over Beaver Pond Ditch	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Beaver Pond Ditch	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Allison Ditch No 1	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Allison Ditch No 1	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Tr-262	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Fr-1747/allison Dt 2	1959	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fr-1747/allison Dt 2	1959	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Fr-2004/allison Dt 3	1961	6,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fr-2004/allison Dt 3	1961	6,200	Poor
Fap-332 (ill-1) over Embarras R Overflow	1964	5,400	Poor
Fap-332 (ill-1) over Embarras Rv Overflow	1923	5,400	Poor
Fap-332 (ill-1) over Stream	1921	3,600	Poor
Fas-806 over Stream	1922	1,700	Poor
Fas-807 over Little Bonpas	1909	1,100	Poor
Fas-807 (ch-6) over Little Bonpas Creek	1939	1,100	Poor
Fas-801 over Brushy Fork System	1909	525	Poor
St. F Muni 7250 over Wabash River	1906	500	Poor
Tr 257 over Wabash River	1906	500	Poor
Fas-801 over Sugar Creek	1930	375	Poor
Fas-801 over Mad Creek	1973	325	Poor
Fr 505 over Stream	1910	225	Poor
Fas-805 over Racoon Creek	1963	225	Poor
Ch-5 over Brushy Fork	1971	175	Poor
Tr-243 over Little Bonpas Creek	1988	150	Poor
Tr 258 over Drain Ditch	2002	150	Poor
Tr-92 over B & O RR	1920	100	Poor
Ch-5 over Birch Creek	1979	100	Poor
Tr-10 over Shirley Creek	1909	75	Poor
Ch-15 over Branch Raccoon Creek	1972	75	Poor
Tr-37 over Birch Creek	1974	75	Poor
Ch-12 over Otter Pond Drain Dt	1931	50	Poor
Tr 5 over Brushy Fork	1916	50	Poor
Tr-263 over Raccoon Creek	1995	50	Poor
Tr-225 over Creek	1938	50	Poor
Tr-142 over Drain Ditch	1967	35	Poor
Ch 11 over Trib to Raccoon Cree	1934	35	Poor
Fas 1808/FR 550 over Stream	1925	25	Poor
Tr-58 over the Slough	1909	25	Poor
Tr 18 over Paul Creek	2000	25	Poor
Tr 31 over Eagle Branch	2006	25	Poor
Fap-327/fr-1699 over Allison Ditch No 1	1957	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fas-1827	1958	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Fas-1827	1958	7,200	Fair
Fap-327eb (US 50) over Beaver Pond Ditch	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Beaver Pond Ditch	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Allison Ditch No 1	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Allison Ditch No 1	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Tr-262	1957	7,200	Fair
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Tr-262	1957	7,200	Poor
Fap-327eb (US-50) over Fr-1747/allison Dt 2	1959	7,200	Poor
Fap-327wb (US-50) over Fr-1747/allison Dt 2	1959	7,200	Poor

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

Every bridge in Lawrence County → - all 185, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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