Structure 38522600000000 · Iroquois County, IL

Tr-343 over Trib. To Mud Creek

Carries Tr-343 over Trib. To Mud Creek, 3 Mi E. Ill RTE 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length31.5 ft9.6 m
Daily traffic50counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
Location3 Mi E. Ill RTE 1
CarriesTr-343
CrossesTrib. To Mud Creek
Coordinates40.57532, -87.64065

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Max Span29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area75.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number038522600000000

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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