Structure 57016100000000 · McLean County, IL

Fau 6434/ch 34 over I-55

Carries Fau 6434/ch 34 over I-55, East Of Shirley.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 106 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.

Built197650 years old
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic1,025counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
LocationEast Of Shirley
CarriesFau 6434/ch 34
CrossesI-55
Coordinates40.40819, -89.05392

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area1703.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,025 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number057016100000000

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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