Structure 50650200000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Rockwell RD over Vermilion River

Carries Rockwell RD over Vermilion River, E Of Union ST.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 106 ft: about 2 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 deck truss.

Built1940rebuilt 2010
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic250counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2021every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
LocationE Of Union ST
CarriesRockwell RD
CrossesVermilion River
Coordinates41.32789, -89.08340

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Area332.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number050650200000000

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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