Structure 49013100000000 · Lake County, IL

Il 176 over US 41

Carries Il 176 over US 41, Lake Bluff.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

84 ft end to end, longest span 42 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.

Built1980rebuilt 2010
Length84.0 ft25.6 m
Daily traffic16,900counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLake
LocationLake Bluff
CarriesIl 176
CrossesUS 41
Coordinates42.27960, -87.87109

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area404.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,900 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number049013100000000

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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