Structure 60006800000000 · Madison County, IL

Or-5 Chainofrocksr over Chain Of Rocks Cn & 2 Lr

Carries Or-5 Chainofrocksr over Chain Of Rocks Cn & 2 Lr, 1.3 M E Miss R.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,368 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

2,368 ft end to end, longest span 463 ft: about 6.6 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 through truss.

Built1949rebuilt 1999
Length2368.1 ft721.8 m
Daily traffic525counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMadison
Location1.3 M E Miss R
CarriesOr-5 Chainofrocksr
CrossesChain Of Rocks Cn & 2 Lr
Coordinates38.76165, -90.14225

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2368.1 ft (721.8 m)
Max Span462.9 ft (141.1 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area6784.9 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic525 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number060006800000000

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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