Structure 60024200000000 · Madison County, IL

I-255 NB Mainline over I-270

Carries I-255 NB Mainline over I-270, 1.9 Mi W Of Il 157.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT333 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

333 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 5 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.

Built199432 years old
Length333.0 ft101.5 m
Daily traffic20,250counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMadison
Location1.9 Mi W Of Il 157
CarriesI-255 NB Mainline
CrossesI-270
Coordinates38.75612, -90.04354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length333.0 ft (101.5 m)
Max Span108.6 ft (33.1 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area2090.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number060024200000000

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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