Structure 23533100000000 · Edgar County, IL

Tr 158 / N 1200th over Big Creek

Carries Tr 158 / N 1200th over Big Creek, 1.5 Mi NE Bell Ridge.

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 FT163 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

163 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201610 years old
Length163.4 ft49.8 m
Daily traffic75counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyEdgar
Location1.5 Mi NE Bell Ridge
CarriesTr 158 / N 1200th
CrossesBig Creek
Coordinates39.51717, -87.73780

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length163.4 ft (49.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area423.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number023533100000000

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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