Structure 50021900000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Fas 268 A over Ill Riv & Or 11

Carries Fas 268 A over Ill Riv & Or 11, .41 M S Of US 6.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,667 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,667 ft end to end, longest span 297 ft: about 4.6 football fields. 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.

Built199927 years old
Length1667.3 ft508.2 m
Daily traffic3,450counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location.41 M S Of US 6
CarriesFas 268 A
CrossesIll Riv & Or 11
Coordinates41.32403, -88.71015

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1667.3 ft (508.2 m)
Max Span297.2 ft (90.6 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area6149.2 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,450 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050021900000000

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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