Structure 56310600000000 · McHenry County, IL

Bay Road over Lily Lake Drain

Carries Bay Road over Lily Lake Drain, 1.0 Mi SE Of Chapelh.

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
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

110 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 2018
Length109.6 ft33.4 m
Daily traffic6,200counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcHenry
Location1.0 Mi SE Of Chapelh
CarriesBay Road
CrossesLily Lake Drain
Coordinates42.36542, -88.21977

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length109.6 ft (33.4 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area470.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number056310600000000

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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