Structure 3003100000000 · Bond County, IL

Ill 127 over Fai 70 EB & WB

Carries Ill 127 over Fai 70 EB & WB, 0.4 Mi S US 40.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT299 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

299 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 4 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2001
Length299.2 ft91.2 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyBond
Location0.4 Mi S US 40
CarriesIll 127
CrossesFai 70 EB & WB
Coordinates38.87096, -89.38554

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.2 ft (91.2 m)
Max Span88.6 ft (27 m)
Deck Width57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Area1586.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number003003100000000

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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