Structure 57390000000000 · McLean County, IL

Tr 309 over Middle Fork Sugar CR

Carries Tr 309 over Middle Fork Sugar CR, 5.5 Mi NW Shirley.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

55 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length55.4 ft16.9 m
Daily traffic25counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
Location5.5 Mi NW Shirley
CarriesTr 309
CrossesMiddle Fork Sugar CR
Coordinates40.46528, -89.14617

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Max Span20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area133.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number057390000000000

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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