Structure 15003600000000 · Coles County, IL

Fas 677(ch 3) over Little Embarras R

Carries Fas 677(ch 3) over Little Embarras R, 2.5 Mi S Oakland.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

214 ft end to end, longest span 82 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1983
Length213.6 ft65.1 m
Daily traffic1,050counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyColes
Location2.5 Mi S Oakland
CarriesFas 677(ch 3)
CrossesLittle Embarras R
Coordinates39.61576, -88.02632

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length213.6 ft (65.1 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area638.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,050 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number015003600000000

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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