Structure 60026900000000 · Madison County, IL

Ill 159 over I-55/70

Carries Ill 159 over I-55/70, Jct 70-159 S Mryvlle.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

228 ft end to end, longest span 114 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.

Built199630 years old
Length228.0 ft69.5 m
Daily traffic19,700counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMadison
LocationJct 70-159 S Mryvlle
CarriesIll 159
CrossesI-55/70
Coordinates38.70783, -89.95895

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length228.0 ft (69.5 m)
Max Span113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Width105.0 ft (32 m)
Deck Area2,224 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number060026900000000

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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