Structure 50005800000000 · LaSalle County, IL

US 52 over Fox River

Carries US 52 over Fox River, 2.10 Mi W Of Ill 71.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT459 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

459 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 6 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1931rebuilt 1980
Length459.0 ft139.9 m
Daily traffic1,850counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
Location2.10 Mi W Of Ill 71
CarriesUS 52
CrossesFox River
Coordinates41.48541, -88.68699

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length459.0 ft (139.9 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1496.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,850 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number050005800000000

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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