Structure 26344000000000 · Fayette County, IL

Tr 78 over Trib Hurricane Creek

Carries Tr 78 over Trib Hurricane Creek, 3 Mi Wsw Vandalia.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

72 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200818 years old
Length71.5 ft21.8 m
Daily traffic150counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyFayette
Location3 Mi Wsw Vandalia
CarriesTr 78
CrossesTrib Hurricane Creek
Coordinates38.95573, -89.19379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area159.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number026344000000000

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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