Structure 16039300000000 · Cook County, IL

Joliet RD over Flag Creek

Carries Joliet RD over Flag Creek, 0.8 M NE Dupage Co.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
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 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

95 ft end to end, longest span 45 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 2020
Length94.8 ft28.9 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.8 M NE Dupage Co
CarriesJoliet RD
CrossesFlag Creek
Coordinates41.76317, -87.90186

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Area647.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016039300000000

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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