Structure 82021300000000 · St. Clair County, IL

Ill 163 over Harding Ditch

Carries Ill 163 over Harding Ditch, 50 Ft E Ill 157.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT127 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

127 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1975rebuilt 2006
Length127.3 ft38.8 m
Daily traffic3,350counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
Location50 Ft E Ill 157
CarriesIll 163
CrossesHarding Ditch
Coordinates38.55616, -90.11018

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length127.3 ft (38.8 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area395.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,350 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number082021300000000

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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