Structure 59003100000000 · Macoupin County, IL

Old Il 4 over Hurricane Creek

Carries Old Il 4 over Hurricane Creek, 3m N Il108-carlinvle.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 2/9 · sets the rating

33 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1921105 years old
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic100counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMacoupin
Location3m N Il108-carlinvle
CarriesOld Il 4
CrossesHurricane Creek
Coordinates39.32569, -89.87097

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Area71.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1921

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2021)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number059003100000000

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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