Structure 92330100000000 · Vermilion County, IL

Fas 331(ch 10) over Middlefork Vermilion

Carries Fas 331(ch 10) over Middlefork Vermilion, .5 Mi S Of Potomac.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT378 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

378 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 5 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.

Built197947 years old
Length378.0 ft115.2 m
Daily traffic450counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyVermilion
Location.5 Mi S Of Potomac
CarriesFas 331(ch 10)
CrossesMiddlefork Vermilion
Coordinates40.29834, -87.80040

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length378.0 ft (115.2 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1129.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic450 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number092330100000000

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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