Structure 39007700000000 · Jackson County, IL

Il 13/127 over Beaucoup Creek

Carries Il 13/127 over Beaucoup Creek, 2 Mi S Of Il 4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT422 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

422 ft end to end, longest span 123 ft: about 6 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.

Built20179 years old
Length421.9 ft128.6 m
Daily traffic4,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJackson
Location2 Mi S Of Il 4
CarriesIl 13/127
CrossesBeaucoup Creek
Coordinates37.83238, -89.32219

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length421.9 ft (128.6 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1697.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number039007700000000

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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