Structure 57022600000000 · McLean County, IL

Il 251 Fas 255 over Mackinaw River

Carries Il 251 Fas 255 over Mackinaw River, 5.5 M S Of US 24.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT434 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

434 ft end to end, longest span 163 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.

Built199135 years old
Length433.7 ft132.2 m
Daily traffic2,150counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
Location5.5 M S Of US 24
CarriesIl 251 Fas 255
CrossesMackinaw River
Coordinates40.66375, -89.00526

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length433.7 ft (132.2 m)
Max Span163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1414.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,150 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number057022600000000

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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