Structure 97002700000000 · White County, IL

Fap-877 (ill-141) over Bear Creek

Carries Fap-877 (ill-141) over Bear Creek, .9 Mi E Us-45 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

180 ft end to end, longest span 65 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2015
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic3,250counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyWhite
Location.9 Mi E Us-45 Jct
CarriesFap-877 (ill-141)
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates37.90891, -88.34057

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area587.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number097002700000000

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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