Structure 50019100000000 · LaSalle County, IL

I-39 US 51 over Il Rv/il 351/ Bo Rr

Carries I-39 US 51 over Il Rv/il 351/ Bo Rr, 2.82 Mi S Of I-80.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,121 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

7,121 ft end to end: about 20 football fields, or 1.3 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through arch.

Built1984rebuilt 2007
Length7121.1 ft2170.5 m
Daily traffic19,400counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location2.82 Mi S Of I-80
CarriesI-39 US 51
CrossesIl Rv/il 351/ Bo Rr
Coordinates41.31049, -89.08283

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length7121.1 ft (2170.5 m)
Max Span620.4 ft (189.1 m)
Deck Width86.6 ft (26.4 m)
Deck Area57301.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic38%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number050019100000000

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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