Structure 59003800000000 · Macoupin County, IL

Tr 395 over Fai 55

Carries Tr 395 over Fai 55, 1.8mi N I-55/IL 138.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

236 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length236.2 ft72 m
Daily traffic650counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMacoupin
Location1.8mi N I-55/IL 138
CarriesTr 395
CrossesFai 55
Coordinates39.09314, -89.74057

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length236.2 ft (72 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area655.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic650 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number059003800000000

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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