Structure 29005600000000 · Fulton County, IL

Ill 78 & 97 over Spoon River

Carries Ill 78 & 97 over Spoon River, 1 Mi N Jct 136.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT592 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

592 ft end to end, longest span 223 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built198937 years old
Length591.9 ft180.4 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyFulton
Location1 Mi N Jct 136
CarriesIll 78 & 97
CrossesSpoon River
Coordinates40.30727, -90.08602

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length591.9 ft (180.4 m)
Max Span223.1 ft (68 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area1894.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number029005600000000

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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