Structure 41010400000000 · Jefferson County, IL

Fap 821 (il 15) over Big Muddy Overflow

Carries Fap 821 (il 15) over Big Muddy Overflow, 7.9 Mi E Wash Co LN.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

234 ft end to end, longest span 85 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.

Built200323 years old
Length233.6 ft71.2 m
Daily traffic5,200counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJefferson
Location7.9 Mi E Wash Co LN
CarriesFap 821 (il 15)
CrossesBig Muddy Overflow
Coordinates38.31032, -89.00086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length233.6 ft (71.2 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area847.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number041010400000000

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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