Structure 54005600000000 · Logan County, IL

I-55 SB over Kickapoo Creek

Carries I-55 SB over Kickapoo Creek, 2.5 M E I-55/155 Int.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT611 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

611 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 1.7 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.

Built1973rebuilt 2013
Length611.2 ft186.3 m
Daily traffic10,750counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLogan
Location2.5 M E I-55/155 Int
CarriesI-55 SB
CrossesKickapoo Creek
Coordinates40.18143, -89.37120

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length611.2 ft (186.3 m)
Max Span60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2459.2 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

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

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number054005600000000

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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