Structure 21005700000000 · Douglas County, IL

Fap 323(us 36) over Embarras River

Carries Fap 323(us 36) over Embarras River, W Of Camargo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

195 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built199135 years old
Length194.9 ft59.4 m
Daily traffic4,250counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyDouglas
LocationW Of Camargo
CarriesFap 323(us 36)
CrossesEmbarras River
Coordinates39.79170, -88.18653

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length194.9 ft (59.4 m)
Max Span72.2 ft (22 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area706.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021005700000000

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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