Structure 54300100000000 · Logan County, IL

Mt Pulaski-illiopo over Lake Fork Ck

Carries Mt Pulaski-illiopo over Lake Fork Ck, 4.5 Mi S Mt Pulaski.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT556 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

556 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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.

Built1940rebuilt 1986
Length555.8 ft169.4 m
Daily traffic550counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLogan
Location4.5 Mi S Mt Pulaski
CarriesMt Pulaski-illiopo
CrossesLake Fork Ck
Coordinates39.94037, -89.29203

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length555.8 ft (169.4 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area1575.4 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2022)
Truck Traffic45%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number054300100000000

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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