Structure 84310600000000 · Sangamon County, IL

Tr 171 over Sangamon River

Carries Tr 171 over Sangamon River, 2.0 E Of Clear Lake.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT287 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

287 ft end to end, longest span 141 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 through truss.

Built195076 years old
Length287.1 ft87.5 m
Daily traffic175counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySangamon
Location2.0 E Of Clear Lake
CarriesTr 171
CrossesSangamon River
Coordinates39.82301, -89.54447

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length287.1 ft (87.5 m)
Max Span141.1 ft (43 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area586.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic175 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number084310600000000

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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