Structure 38455800000000 · Iroquois County, IL

Tr 55b over Martinton Ditch No3

Carries Tr 55b over Martinton Ditch No3, 1.25 Mi E Martinton.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic125counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
Location1.25 Mi E Martinton
CarriesTr 55b
CrossesMartinton Ditch No3
Coordinates40.91972, -87.69693

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area407.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (2022)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number038455800000000

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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