Structure 5301400000000 · Brown County, IL

Ch 6 over Wells Fork

Carries Ch 6 over Wells Fork, 5.5 Mi So Timewell.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

62 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.

Built1949rebuilt 2003
Length62.3 ft19 m
Daily traffic450counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyBrown
Location5.5 Mi So Timewell
CarriesCh 6
CrossesWells Fork
Coordinates39.92242, -90.89724

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length62.3 ft (19 m)
Max Span60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area140.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic450 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number005301400000000

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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