Structure 50360100000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Fas 263 Ch 5 over Vermilion River

Carries Fas 263 Ch 5 over Vermilion River, N 18th E 1350.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

218 ft end to end: 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.

Built20215 years old
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic800counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
LocationN 18th E 1350
CarriesFas 263 Ch 5
CrossesVermilion River
Coordinates41.19295, -88.90363

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area750.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050360100000000

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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