Structure 87306600000000 · Christian County, IL

Tr 46 over Lake Fork

Carries Tr 46 over Lake Fork, 2.8 Mi SE Assumption.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT88 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

88 ft end to end, longest span 33 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195175 years old
Length87.6 ft26.7 m
Daily traffic50counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyChristian
Location2.8 Mi SE Assumption
CarriesTr 46
CrossesLake Fork
Coordinates39.48673, -89.02490

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length87.6 ft (26.7 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area178.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number087306600000000

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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