Structure 89700100000000 · Stephenson County, IL

S. Park Road over Yellow Creek

Carries S. Park Road over Yellow Creek, S. Ent To Krape Park.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

80 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built193492 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic150counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
LocationS. Ent To Krape Park
CarriesS. Park Road
CrossesYellow Creek
Coordinates42.27321, -89.65256

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area192.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number089700100000000

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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