Structure 1006800000000 · Adams County, IL

US 24(wb)/ Broadwa over Miss. R/streets/bnrr

Carries US 24(wb)/ Broadwa over Miss. R/streets/bnrr, W Edge Dwntwn Quincy.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,508 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

4,508 ft end to end, longest span 900 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length4508.2 ft1374.1 m
Daily traffic8,600counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyAdams
LocationW Edge Dwntwn Quincy
CarriesUS 24(wb)/ Broadwa
CrossesMiss. R/streets/bnrr
Coordinates39.93582, -91.41203

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length4508.2 ft (1374.1 m)
Max Span899.9 ft (274.3 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area19512.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number001006800000000

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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