Structure 84005200000000 · Sangamon County, IL

Old US 36 over Sangamon River

Carries Old US 36 over Sangamon River, SW Edge Riverton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT778 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

778 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built1956rebuilt 2006
Length777.6 ft237 m
Daily traffic2,500counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySangamon
LocationSW Edge Riverton
CarriesOld US 36
CrossesSangamon River
Coordinates39.83833, -89.54444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length777.6 ft (237 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area2,607 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number084005200000000

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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