Structure 65303000000000 · Menard County, IL

Tr 22 over Tar Ck

Carries Tr 22 over Tar Ck, 1.8mi NE Oakford.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

31 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1900126 years old
Length31.5 ft9.6 m
Daily traffic50counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMenard
Location1.8mi NE Oakford
CarriesTr 22
CrossesTar Ck
Coordinates40.11208, -89.95283

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Max Span30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area42.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number065303000000000

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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