Structure 38405500000000 · Iroquois County, IL

Tr 159 over Spring Creek

Carries Tr 159 over Spring Creek, 5 Mi E 1 Mi N Gilman.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT262 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

262 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.

Built200917 years old
Length262.5 ft80 m
Daily traffic50counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
Location5 Mi E 1 Mi N Gilman
CarriesTr 159
CrossesSpring Creek
Coordinates40.78384, -87.90217

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length262.5 ft (80 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area728 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2022)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number038405500000000

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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