Structure 25306100000000 · Effingham County, IL

Tr-38 over Wolf Creek

Carries Tr-38 over Wolf Creek, 2.5 Mi NE Beecher Cy.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

53 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 girder bridge.

Built1909117 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic50counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyEffingham
Location2.5 Mi NE Beecher Cy
CarriesTr-38
CrossesWolf Creek
Coordinates39.19794, -88.73106

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area84.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1909

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2023)
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 Number025306100000000

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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