Structure 4000600000000 · Boone County, IL

US 20 WB over S Appleton RD

Carries US 20 WB over S Appleton RD, SW Edge Belvidere.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

282 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft: about 4 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2000
Length282.2 ft86 m
Daily traffic13,700counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyBoone
LocationSW Edge Belvidere
CarriesUS 20 WB
CrossesS Appleton RD
Coordinates42.24026, -88.86132

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.2 ft (86 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area1315.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number004000600000000

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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