Structure 41309100000000 · Jefferson County, IL

Tr-185 over Casey Fork

Carries Tr-185 over Casey Fork, Jc Lake Dam.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

54 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. Lengths and the car 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1909117 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic175counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyJefferson
LocationJc Lake Dam
CarriesTr-185
CrossesCasey Fork
Coordinates38.36920, -88.89787

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Deck Area87.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1909

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic175 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number041309100000000

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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