Structure 50001700000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Ill 351 Fap 619 over I & M Canal Buzzi Rr

Carries Ill 351 Fap 619 over I & M Canal Buzzi Rr, 0.20 Mi S Of US 6.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT662 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

662 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 1.8 football fields. 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.

Built1953rebuilt 2001
Length662.1 ft201.8 m
Daily traffic5,250counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location0.20 Mi S Of US 6
CarriesIll 351 Fap 619
CrossesI & M Canal Buzzi Rr
Coordinates41.32540, -89.09367

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length662.1 ft (201.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area2381.2 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,250 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050001700000000

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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