Structure 73002600000000 · Perry County, IL

Ill. Rte. 127 over Swanwick CR Overflow

Carries Ill. Rte. 127 over Swanwick CR Overflow, 4.1m S Wash Co Line.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

238 ft end to end, longest span 64 ft: about 3 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.

Built197650 years old
Length238.2 ft72.6 m
Daily traffic3,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyPerry
Location4.1m S Wash Co Line
CarriesIll. Rte. 127
CrossesSwanwick CR Overflow
Coordinates38.15594, -89.38364

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length238.2 ft (72.6 m)
Max Span64.3 ft (19.6 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area1016.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number073002600000000

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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