Structure 78003600000000 · Putnam County, IL

Il 26/fas 2370 over Clear Creek

Carries Il 26/fas 2370 over Clear Creek, 7.95 Mi S Of Il 71.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT139 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

139 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft. 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.

Built200125 years old
Length139.4 ft42.5 m
Daily traffic800counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyPutnam
Location7.95 Mi S Of Il 71
CarriesIl 26/fas 2370
CrossesClear Creek
Coordinates41.14391, -89.30452

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length139.4 ft (42.5 m)
Max Span68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area450.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number078003600000000

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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