Structure 8004600000000 · Carroll County, IL

Ill 78 over Carroll Creek

Carries Ill 78 over Carroll Creek, 1.1 Mi N Jct Ill 64.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT366 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

366 ft end to end, longest span 190 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built200224 years old
Length366.1 ft111.6 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCarroll
Location1.1 Mi N Jct Ill 64
CarriesIll 78
CrossesCarroll Creek
Coordinates42.10310, -89.97774

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length366.1 ft (111.6 m)
Max Span190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area1573.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
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 Number008004600000000

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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