Structure 8003800000000 · Carroll County, IL

Ill 78 over Sand Creek

Carries Ill 78 over Sand Creek, N Edge 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
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

69 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic1,550counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCarroll
LocationN Edge Argo Fay RD
CarriesIll 78
CrossesSand Creek
Coordinates42.00419, -89.98832

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area224.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

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

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number008003800000000

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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