Structure 50020700000000 · LaSalle County, IL

Tr 483 over I-39/US 51

Carries Tr 483 over I-39/US 51, 6.13 Mi N Of Il 18.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT257 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

257 ft end to end, longest span 187 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length256.9 ft78.3 m
Daily traffic100counted 2016
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location6.13 Mi N Of Il 18
CarriesTr 483
CrossesI-39/US 51
Coordinates41.20709, -89.07855

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length256.9 ft (78.3 m)
Max Span187.0 ft (57 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area743.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number050020700000000

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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