Structure 56313400000000 · McHenry County, IL

Chapel Hill RD over Fox River

Carries Chapel Hill RD over Fox River, 0.3 Mi NW Of Bay RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT523 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

523 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 7 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.

Built1938rebuilt 1996
Length522.6 ft159.3 m
Daily traffic10,150counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyMcHenry
Location0.3 Mi NW Of Bay RD
CarriesChapel Hill RD
CrossesFox River
Coordinates42.37727, -88.23786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length522.6 ft (159.3 m)
Max Span77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area1943.5 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,150 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number056313400000000

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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