Structure 39318200000000 · Jackson County, IL

Fas 1916 over Beaucoup Creek

Carries Fas 1916 over Beaucoup Creek, 3 Mi N Of Fap686-il4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT284 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

284 ft end to end: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length284.1 ft86.6 m
Daily traffic375counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJackson
Location3 Mi N Of Fap686-il4
CarriesFas 1916
CrossesBeaucoup Creek
Coordinates37.90812, -89.37559

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length284.1 ft (86.6 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area727.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic375 (2022)
Truck Traffic29%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number039318200000000

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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