Structure 44005100000000 · Johnson County, IL

Tr 140 Central Hil over Interstate 24

Carries Tr 140 Central Hil over Interstate 24, 9 Mi S E Of Vienna.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

252 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length251.6 ft76.7 m
Daily traffic75counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJohnson
Location9 Mi S E Of Vienna
CarriesTr 140 Central Hil
CrossesInterstate 24
Coordinates37.35507, -88.78980

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.6 ft (76.7 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area698.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2021)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number044005100000000

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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