Structure 27009400000000 · Ford County, IL

Ill 9 over Wall Town Dr. Ditch

Carries Ill 9 over Wall Town Dr. Ditch, 0.67 Mi E Of Ill 115.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT123 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

123 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft. 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.

Built200521 years old
Length122.7 ft37.4 m
Daily traffic2,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyFord
Location0.67 Mi E Of Ill 115
CarriesIll 9
CrossesWall Town Dr. Ditch
Coordinates40.45556, -88.16289

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length122.7 ft (37.4 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area400.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number027009400000000

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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