Structure 60035000000000 · Madison County, IL

Fai 270 EB over Mississippi River

Carries Fai 270 EB over Mississippi River, Mississippi River.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,456 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

5,456 ft end to end, longest span 236 ft: about 15 football fields, or 1.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20242 years old
Length5456.4 ft1663.1 m
Daily traffic46,200counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMadison
LocationMississippi River
CarriesFai 270 EB
CrossesMississippi River
Coordinates38.76395, -90.17071

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5456.4 ft (1663.1 m)
Max Span235.9 ft (71.9 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area29769.5 sq m
Main Spans26
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number060035000000000

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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