Structure 83315000000000 · Saline County, IL

Fas 902-ch 7 over Horshoe Creek

Carries Fas 902-ch 7 over Horshoe Creek, 3 Mile SW Equality.

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
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

74 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length74.1 ft22.6 m
Daily traffic350counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySaline
Location3 Mile SW Equality
CarriesFas 902-ch 7
CrossesHorshoe Creek
Coordinates37.69850, -88.37571

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area210.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number083315000000000

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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