Structure 82014100000000 · St. Clair County, IL

I-55/64 WB Cd "a" over Uprr O2 B C H 4 Esl Sts

Carries I-55/64 WB Cd "a" over Uprr O2 B C H 4 Esl Sts, Pier A1 To Abut A46.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,531 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

4,531 ft end to end, longest span 155 ft: about 13 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 2008
Length4530.8 ft1,381 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
LocationPier A1 To Abut A46
CarriesI-55/64 WB Cd "a"
CrossesUprr O2 B C H 4 Esl Sts
Coordinates38.61636, -90.17033

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length4530.8 ft (1,381 m)
Max Span154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area15,191 sq m
Main Spans46
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number082014100000000

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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