Structure 14300800000000 · Clinton County, IL

Fas 788 over Lost Creek

Carries Fas 788 over Lost Creek, 1.5 Mi N Hoffmann.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT124 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

124 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft. 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.

Built195967 years old
Length124.0 ft37.8 m
Daily traffic575counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyClinton
Location1.5 Mi N Hoffmann
CarriesFas 788
CrossesLost Creek
Coordinates38.56672, -89.28267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length124.0 ft (37.8 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area317.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic575 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014300800000000

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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