Structure 40315600000000 · Jasper County, IL

Fas 2708 Ch 13 over Embarras River

Carries Fas 2708 Ch 13 over Embarras River, 3mi W. Of Hidalgo.

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 FT301 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

301 ft end to end, longest span 116 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length300.9 ft91.7 m
Daily traffic250counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJasper
Location3mi W. Of Hidalgo
CarriesFas 2708 Ch 13
CrossesEmbarras River
Coordinates39.15613, -88.20823

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length300.9 ft (91.7 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area724.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number040315600000000

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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