Structure 82003600000000 · St. Clair County, IL

US 50 over Silver Creek

Carries US 50 over Silver Creek, 1.5 M W Ill 4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT184 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

184 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft: about 3 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.

Built1939rebuilt 1983
Length184.1 ft56.1 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountySt. Clair
Location1.5 M W Ill 4
CarriesUS 50
CrossesSilver Creek
Coordinates38.59411, -89.83530

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area611.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number082003600000000

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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