Structure 48010000000000 · Knox County, IL

Il 97 over Spoon River

Carries Il 97 over Spoon River, 1 Mi SE Of Maquon.

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
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 FT857 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

857 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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.

Built201511 years old
Length856.6 ft261.1 m
Daily traffic1,850counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyKnox
Location1 Mi SE Of Maquon
CarriesIl 97
CrossesSpoon River
Coordinates40.78454, -90.15415

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length856.6 ft (261.1 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area2793.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,850 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number048010000000000

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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