Structure 42312500000000 · Jersey County, IL

Grange Hall Rd/ch4 over Piasa Creek

Carries Grange Hall Rd/ch4 over Piasa Creek, 3.9mi S Ill 16.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT109 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

109 ft end to end, longest span 67 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length108.9 ft33.2 m
Daily traffic550counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJersey
Location3.9mi S Ill 16
CarriesGrange Hall Rd/ch4
CrossesPiasa Creek
Coordinates39.06074, -90.20457

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area245.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number042312500000000

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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