Structure 58007100000000 · Macon County, IL

I-72 (eb) over Tr 117 Ns Rr

Carries I-72 (eb) over Tr 117 Ns Rr, 1 Mi N Harristown.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT211 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

211 ft end to end, longest span 88 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.

Built197650 years old
Length211.0 ft64.3 m
Daily traffic7,000counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMacon
Location1 Mi N Harristown
CarriesI-72 (eb)
CrossesTr 117 Ns Rr
Coordinates39.85716, -89.04554

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.0 ft (64.3 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area919.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number058007100000000

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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