Structure 58321100000000 · Macon County, IL

Ch 36(baker Rd) over Willow Branch

Carries Ch 36(baker Rd) over Willow Branch, 2.9 Mi SW Of Macon.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

50 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built1976rebuilt 1994
Length50.2 ft15.3 m
Daily traffic100counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMacon
Location2.9 Mi SW Of Macon
CarriesCh 36(baker Rd)
CrossesWillow Branch
Coordinates39.67028, -89.02602

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Max Span48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area111.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number058321100000000

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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