Structure 60034500000000 · Madison County, IL

I-270 EB & WB over Chain Of Rocks Canal

Carries I-270 EB & WB over Chain Of Rocks Canal, 2 Mi E Mississippi R.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,981 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

1,981 ft end to end, longest span 490 ft: about 5.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201412 years old
Length1980.6 ft603.7 m
Daily traffic46,200counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMadison
Location2 Mi E Mississippi R
CarriesI-270 EB & WB
CrossesChain Of Rocks Canal
Coordinates38.76564, -90.13848

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1980.6 ft (603.7 m)
Max Span490.2 ft (149.4 m)
Deck Width94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Area17326.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number060034500000000

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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