Structure 6318100000000 · Bureau County, IL

Township Road 74 over Masters Creek

Carries Township Road 74 over Masters Creek, 6.0 Mi West Lamoille.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

64 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic125counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyBureau
Location6.0 Mi West Lamoille
CarriesTownship Road 74
CrossesMasters Creek
Coordinates41.52407, -89.40990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area181.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (2020)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number006318100000000

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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