Structure 64001600000000 · Massac County, IL

Fas 957 Big Bay over Interstate 24

Carries Fas 957 Big Bay over Interstate 24, 2 Mi S Of Johnson Co.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT261 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

261 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 4 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.

Built197155 years old
Length260.8 ft79.5 m
Daily traffic550counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMassac
Location2 Mi S Of Johnson Co
CarriesFas 957 Big Bay
CrossesInterstate 24
Coordinates37.30072, -88.75343

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length260.8 ft (79.5 m)
Max Span98.8 ft (30.1 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area771.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number064001600000000

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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