Structure 15308400000000 · Coles County, IL

Tr 69 over Flat Branch

Carries Tr 69 over Flat Branch, 1.0 Mi S Humbolt.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

38 ft end to end. 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 slab bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length37.7 ft11.5 m
Daily traffic50counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyColes
Location1.0 Mi S Humbolt
CarriesTr 69
CrossesFlat Branch
Coordinates39.58659, -88.30626

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area92 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number015308400000000

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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