Structure 99309100000000 · Will County, IL

Drecksler Road over Black Walnut Creek

Carries Drecksler Road over Black Walnut Creek, 0.5 Mi So Il 50.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

49 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1962rebuilt 2006
Length48.6 ft14.8 m
Daily traffic1,350counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyWill
Location0.5 Mi So Il 50
CarriesDrecksler Road
CrossesBlack Walnut Creek
Coordinates41.32107, -87.78507

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Max Span46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area195.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,350 (2023)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number099309100000000

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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