Structure 21472300000000 · Douglas County, IL

Tr 154 over Embarras River

Carries Tr 154 over Embarras River, 0.1 Mi E Of Hugo.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT272 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

272 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length272.0 ft82.9 m
Daily traffic75counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyDouglas
Location0.1 Mi E Of Hugo
CarriesTr 154
CrossesEmbarras River
Coordinates39.75260, -88.14726

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length272.0 ft (82.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area679.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021472300000000

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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