Structure 54006100000000 · Logan County, IL

I-55 NB over Up Rr & Bus 55

Carries I-55 NB over Up Rr & Bus 55, Bus55 Int NE Lincoln.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT492 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

492 ft end to end, longest span 183 ft: about 7 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.

Built1974rebuilt 2014
Length491.8 ft149.9 m
Daily traffic10,750counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLogan
LocationBus55 Int NE Lincoln
CarriesI-55 NB
CrossesUp Rr & Bus 55
Coordinates40.18507, -89.32098

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length491.8 ft (149.9 m)
Max Span183.4 ft (55.9 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area1993.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,750 (2023)
Truck Traffic33%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number054006100000000

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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