Structure 77000600000000 · Pulaski County, IL

I 57 NB & US 51 NB over Cache River

Carries I 57 NB & US 51 NB over Cache River, 3.8 Mi S Union Co.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT182 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

182 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 3 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.

Built196462 years old
Length181.8 ft55.4 m
Daily traffic6,300counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyPulaski
Location3.8 Mi S Union Co
CarriesI 57 NB & US 51 NB
CrossesCache River
Coordinates37.27946, -89.15711

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length181.8 ft (55.4 m)
Max Span40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area731.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic53%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number077000600000000

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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