Structure 59001400000000 · Macoupin County, IL

Il 111 over Bear Creek

Carries Il 111 over Bear Creek, 1.2m S Jct Il 108.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

118 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1929rebuilt 1990
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMacoupin
Location1.2m S Jct Il 108
CarriesIl 111
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates39.27502, -90.04568

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area385.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number059001400000000

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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