Structure 14000300000000 · Clinton County, IL

Ill 177 over Queens Lake

Carries Ill 177 over Queens Lake, W Cl New Memphis.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

71 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 1997
Length70.9 ft21.6 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyClinton
LocationW Cl New Memphis
CarriesIll 177
CrossesQueens Lake
Coordinates38.47765, -89.68265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area226.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number014000300000000

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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