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Bridge conditions in Will County, Illinois

656 inventoried bridges · 65 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 656 bridges in Will County: 284 rated good, 307 fair, and 65 poor.

65 of the 656 bridges in Will County, Illinois, are rated in poor condition (9.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
284 bridges (43.3%) are rated good and 307 (46.8%) fair.
The median Will County bridge was built in 1990.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I- 55 over Joliet Rd (built 1955), carrying about 73,200 vehicles a day.

Good 43.3% · Fair 46.8% · Poor 9.9% of 656 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- 55 over Joliet Rd	1955	73,200	Poor
I- 80 WB over Il 53	1967	45,600	Poor
I- 80 EB over RR & Gardner St	1964	45,600	Poor
I- 80 WB over RR & Gardner St	1964	45,600	Poor
I- 80 EB over Dupage River	1960	25,150	Poor
I- 80 EB over I- 55	1960	25,150	Poor
Il 7 over S&s Canal/des Plns R	1971	24,400	Poor
Il 7 over RR - Ej&e	1990	24,400	Poor
I- 80 WB over Midland Ave	1963	23,850	Poor
I- 80 EB over Center St SB	1965	23,850	Poor
I- 80 WB over Center St SB	1965	23,850	Poor
I- 80 EB over Ds Plns Riv & US-6	1965	22,650	Poor
I- 80 WB over Ds Plns Riv & US-6	1965	22,650	Poor
Il 53 over Des Plaines River	1935	21,300	Poor
I- 80 EB over Joliet Jnct Ped/bike	1964	19,350	Poor
I- 80 WB over Joliet Jnct Ped/bike	1964	19,350	Poor
US 6 over I & M Canal	1940	17,100	Poor
80TH Ave over I- 80	1967	15,700	Poor
80TH Av over Union Drainage Ditch	1900	15,700	Poor
US 30 WB over Des Plaines River	1933	13,600	Poor
Richard St over Hickory Creek	1967	12,100	Poor
US 30 East Bound over Desplaines River	1933	11,110	Poor
Il 126 NB over I- 55	1956	9,200	Poor
Gougar Rd over I- 80	1965	8,200	Poor
Theodore Street over Rock Run Creek	1996	8,150	Poor
Maple Rd over I- 80	1966	8,000	Poor
Center St over US 52	1965	7,850	Poor
87TH Street over Spring Brook CR	1961	6,600	Poor
Brandon Road over Des Plaines River	1932	6,200	Poor
Seil Rd/county Far over Dupage River	1982	5,750	Poor
Fau-366 (farrell R over Spring CR	1976	4,750	Poor
Parker Rd. over Long Run Creek	1988	4,350	Poor
Francis Rd over I- 80	1965	4,200	Poor
Parker Rd over Spring Creek	1994	3,600	Poor
Pauling Rd over I- 57	1967	3,250	Poor
Town Line Rd over Marley Creek	1978	3,250	Poor
Ohio St over Spring Creek	1912	3,100	Poor
Nelson Rd over Jackson Creek	1977	2,950	Poor
Jackson St over Des Plaines River	1932	2,550	Poor
Bruce St over Fraction Run	1968	2,400	Poor
Henderson Ave over Spring CR	1925	2,350	Poor
Woodcreek Drive over Lily Cache Ln Trib	1981	2,200	Poor
Indian Boundry over Spring Hole CR	1980	2,200	Poor
Smith Rd over Long Run CR.	1968	1,950	Poor
Madison St over Milne Crk	1978	1,900	Poor
North Peotone Rd over So Br Forked Creek	1994	1,800	Poor
Center St NB over I- 80 WB to Centersb	1967	1,775	Poor
Center St NB over I- 80	1965	1,775	Poor
Macgregor Rd over Fiddyment Creek	1960	1,650	Poor
Shepley Rd over Du Page Riv	1980	1,550	Poor
Lawrence St over Fraction Run	1964	1,400	Poor
I- 80 EB to Center over Center St SB	1966	1,350	Poor
I- 80 WB to Medow over Center SB to I-80 EB	1966	1,100	Poor
TR-1572 Aberdeen R over Hickory Creek Trib	1980	850	Poor
Cherry Hill Rd over Jackson CR	1900	775	Poor
Landau Av over Spring Creek	1911	575	Poor
I- 55 West Frnt Rd over Sunnyland Drain	1959	400	Poor
Abe Street over Spring Creek	1911	400	Poor
Stonebridge Road over Hickory Creek Trib	1980	275	Poor
Catherine Drive over Stream	1900	250	Poor
Richards Street over Hickory Creek	1930	250	Poor
Ars-wilton Ctr.rd. over Forked Creek	1990	225	Poor
Bauer Rd over Terry Creek	1975	175	Poor
Baker Rd over Jackson CR	1923	75	Poor
Walsh Rd. over Forked Creek	1978	50	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I- 55 over Il 53	1980	108,500	Fair
I- 80 over Creek	1967	96,000	Fair
I- 80 over Marley Creek	1966	94,400	Good
I-355 over I55 Rmp to NBI355	2007	83,900	Fair
I- 55 over Lily Cache Creek	2007	83,500	Fair
I- 55 over Joliet Rd	1955	73,200	Poor
I-355 NB over Fiddyment Creek	2007	72,300	Good
I-355 SB over Fiddyment Creek	2007	72,300	Good
Fai-355 over N Fraction Run Crk	2008	62,700	Fair
I- 80 EB over RR - Metra	1966	51,150	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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