Structure 38010300000000 · Iroquois County, IL

US 52 over Iroquois River

Carries US 52 over Iroquois River, 1.73 Mi E Of Ill 49.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT410 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

410 ft end to end, longest span 81 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1929rebuilt 1984
Length410.1 ft125 m
Daily traffic1,750counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
Location1.73 Mi E Of Ill 49
CarriesUS 52
CrossesIroquois River
Coordinates40.88770, -87.83278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length410.1 ft (125 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1337.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,750 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number038010300000000

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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