Structure 101005100000000 · Winnebago County, IL

US 20 WB over Prairie RD

Carries US 20 WB over Prairie RD, 1 Mi W Of Ill 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

154 ft end to end, longest span 56 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2008
Length153.9 ft46.9 m
Daily traffic20,400counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyWinnebago
Location1 Mi W Of Ill 2
CarriesUS 20 WB
CrossesPrairie RD
Coordinates42.22460, -89.12584

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area605.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number101005100000000

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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