Structure 11321100000000 · Christian County, IL

Tr 269 over Bear Creek

Carries Tr 269 over Bear Creek, 0.75 Mi W. Palmer.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 3/9Substructure 3/9

144 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft: about 2 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1922104 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic50counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyChristian
Location0.75 Mi W. Palmer
CarriesTr 269
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates39.45128, -89.43047

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area241.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1922

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number011321100000000

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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