Structure 51990100000000 · Lawrence County, IL

US 50 WB over Wabash Riv/ill SR 33

Carries US 50 WB over Wabash Riv/ill SR 33, Vincennes Ind.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,743 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,743 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 4.8 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2003
Length1743.1 ft531.3 m
Daily traffic6,200counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLawrence
LocationVincennes Ind
CarriesUS 50 WB
CrossesWabash Riv/ill SR 33
Coordinates38.70710, -87.52035

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1743.1 ft (531.3 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area5897.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number051990100000000

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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