Structure 78000500000000 · Putnam County, IL

Ill 29 over Ill River Trib

Carries Ill 29 over Ill River Trib, 3.17 Mi N Of Ill 18.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

30 ft end to end. 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.

Built196066 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic3,200counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyPutnam
Location3.17 Mi N Of Ill 18
CarriesIll 29
CrossesIll River Trib
Coordinates41.15619, -89.37659

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area122.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number078000500000000

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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