Structure 50025000000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Il 178 over I & M Canal

Carries Il 178 over I & M Canal, 1.47 M S Of US 6.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

45 ft end to end. 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.

Built201214 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location1.47 M S Of US 6
CarriesIl 178
CrossesI & M Canal
Coordinates41.34030, -89.01058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area184.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050025000000000

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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