Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 115.5 m = 379.0 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 23.5 m = 77.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 15
Width, Roadway: 9.1 m = 29.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 11.8 m = 38.7 ft for a 7.9 m = 25.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Birch Island [06060]: Iroquois County [075], Illinois [17]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
W EDGE OF WATSEKA
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 82.3 metric ton = 90.5 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Inventory: 49.6 metric ton = 54.6 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: March 1999 [399] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 4050 (2019) and Trucks: 19%
Future ADT: 5163 (In 2032
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