Structure 25310600000000 · Effingham County, IL

Tr-231a over Fulfer Creek

Carries Tr-231a over Fulfer Creek, 4 Mi SW Altamont.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

28 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built1909rebuilt 1968
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic100counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyEffingham
Location4 Mi SW Altamont
CarriesTr-231a
CrossesFulfer Creek
Coordinates38.99984, -88.77848

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area57.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1909 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number025310600000000

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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