Structure 82004000000000 · St. Clair County, IL

Ill 15 over Ill 157

Carries Ill 15 over Ill 157, 1.8 M E Jct Ill 163.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT163 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

163 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2 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.

Built1940rebuilt 1985
Length163.1 ft49.7 m
Daily traffic28,800counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
Location1.8 M E Jct Ill 163
CarriesIll 15
CrossesIll 157
Coordinates38.56753, -90.09138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width71.2 ft (21.7 m)
Deck Area1078.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number082004000000000

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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