Structure 82018600000000 · St. Clair County, IL

Fai 64 WB over Silver Creek

Carries Fai 64 WB over Silver Creek, 1.79 Mi E Of Ill 158.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT478 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

478 ft end to end, longest span 105 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length478.3 ft145.8 m
Daily traffic20,950counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
Location1.79 Mi E Of Ill 158
CarriesFai 64 WB
CrossesSilver Creek
Coordinates38.56123, -89.83269

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length478.3 ft (145.8 m)
Max Span104.7 ft (31.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1895.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,950 (2023)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number082018600000000

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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