Structure 18005000000000 · Cumberland County, IL

I-70 (eb) over Embarras River

Carries I-70 (eb) over Embarras River, 12 Mi E Eff Co Line.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT670 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

670 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built196957 years old
Length669.9 ft204.2 m
Daily traffic11,550counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCumberland
Location12 Mi E Eff Co Line
CarriesI-70 (eb)
CrossesEmbarras River
Coordinates39.25367, -88.17105

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length669.9 ft (204.2 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area2430.0 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,550 (2023)
Truck Traffic61%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018005000000000

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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