Structure 57480600000000 · McLean County, IL

Tr 496 over Henline Ditch

Carries Tr 496 over Henline Ditch, 4.5 Mi NW Colfax.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

130 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft. 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 girder bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length129.6 ft39.5 m
Daily traffic75counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcLean
Location4.5 Mi NW Colfax
CarriesTr 496
CrossesHenline Ditch
Coordinates40.60291, -88.67480

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length129.6 ft (39.5 m)
Max Span48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area347.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number057480600000000

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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