Structure 17300100000000 · Crawford County, IL

Fas-694 (ch-1) over Embarras River

Carries Fas-694 (ch-1) over Embarras River, 1 Mi NW Landes.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT993 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

993 ft end to end, longest span 128 ft: about 2.8 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.

Built196957 years old
Length993.1 ft302.7 m
Daily traffic625counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCrawford
Location1 Mi NW Landes
CarriesFas-694 (ch-1)
CrossesEmbarras River
Coordinates38.87385, -87.90834

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length993.1 ft (302.7 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area2754.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic625 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017300100000000

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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