Structure 10457500000000 · Champaign County, IL

Fas-527 (ch-16) over E Br Embarras River

Carries Fas-527 (ch-16) over E Br Embarras River, W Of Il 130.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

180 ft end to end, longest span 67 ft: 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.

Built20188 years old
Length180.4 ft55 m
Daily traffic750counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
LocationW Of Il 130
CarriesFas-527 (ch-16)
CrossesE Br Embarras River
Coordinates39.90905, -88.16182

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.4 ft (55 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area588.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic750 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number010457500000000

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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