Structure 14511000000000 · Clinton County, IL

Emerald RD Ch 17 over Flat Branch

Carries Emerald RD Ch 17 over Flat Branch, 0.7 Miles W. Ill127.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

152 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built199927 years old
Length151.6 ft46.2 m
Daily traffic350counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyClinton
Location0.7 Miles W. Ill127
CarriesEmerald RD Ch 17
CrossesFlat Branch
Coordinates38.71207, -89.38463

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length151.6 ft (46.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area397.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2020)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014511000000000

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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