Structure 64004300000000 · Massac County, IL

US 45-fap 889 over Massac Creek

Carries US 45-fap 889 over Massac Creek, 1.5 Mi W I-24.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT290 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

290 ft end to end, longest span 95 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.

Built199927 years old
Length290.0 ft88.4 m
Daily traffic12,800counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMassac
Location1.5 Mi W I-24
CarriesUS 45-fap 889
CrossesMassac Creek
Coordinates37.15687, -88.70832

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length290.0 ft (88.4 m)
Max Span95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1149.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number064004300000000

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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