Structure 6008400000000 · Bureau County, IL

Il 29 over Big Bureau Creek

Carries Il 29 over Big Bureau Creek, 0.1 Mi S Jct Ill 26.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 3 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2000
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic750counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyBureau
Location0.1 Mi S Jct Ill 26
CarriesIl 29
CrossesBig Bureau Creek
Coordinates41.27919, -89.38299

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area790.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic750 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number006008400000000

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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