Structure 98600300000000 · Whiteside County, IL
Carries US 30 over Mississippi River, 1 Mi W Of Ill 84.
Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.
How ratings work4,165 ft end to end: about 12 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 suspension bridge.
| State | Illinois |
| County | Whiteside |
| Location | 1 Mi W Of Ill 84 |
| Carries | US 30 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Coordinates | 41.83788, -90.17369 |
| Material | Steel |
| Design | Suspension |
| Total Length | 4165.0 ft (1269.5 m) |
| Max Span | 644.0 ft (196.3 m) |
| Deck Width | 32.8 ft (10 m) |
| Deck Area | 12,695 sq m |
| Main Spans | 1 |
| Year Built | 1956 (reconstructed 1999) |
| Avg Daily Traffic | 9,650 (2023) |
| Truck Traffic | 13% |
| Lanes On Bridge | 2 |
| Last Inspection | November 2024 |
| Inspection Frequency | Every 24 months |
| Owner | State Highway Agency |
| Historical Significance | Historical significance is not determined |
| Scour Critical | 5 — Stable for scour |
| Structure Number | 098600300000000 |
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."
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.