Structure 49685300000000 · Lake County, IL

Ms-1340 Mayflower over Ravine

Carries Ms-1340 Mayflower over Ravine, Mayflower S Of Sprng.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT284 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

284 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 4 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.

Built1970rebuilt 1997
Length284.1 ft86.6 m
Daily traffic550counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLake
LocationMayflower S Of Sprng
CarriesMs-1340 Mayflower
CrossesRavine
Coordinates42.24973, -87.82284

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length284.1 ft (86.6 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area866 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number049685300000000

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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