Structure 8002000000000 · Carroll County, IL

Ill 78 over Bnsf Rr

Carries Ill 78 over Bnsf Rr, 2 Mi N Argo Fay RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 43 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1949rebuilt 2000
Length114.5 ft34.9 m
Daily traffic1,550counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCarroll
Location2 Mi N Argo Fay RD
CarriesIll 78
CrossesBnsf Rr
Coordinates42.03197, -89.97734

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length114.5 ft (34.9 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area369.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,550 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number008002000000000

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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