Structure 819903 · Rock Island County, IL

Ft Armstrng Av over Us67 Missrvr L&d15 Cprr

Carries Ft Armstrng Av over Us67 Missrvr L&d15 Cprr, Rock Island Arsenal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,531 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,531 ft end to end: about 4.3 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1896130 years old
Length1530.8 ft466.6 m
Daily traffic18,000counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyRock Island
LocationRock Island Arsenal
CarriesFt Armstrng Av
CrossesUs67 Missrvr L&d15 Cprr
Coordinates41.51944, -90.56722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length1530.8 ft (466.6 m)
Max Span257.9 ft (78.6 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area3592.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1896

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerArmy
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000819903

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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