Structure 45331800000000 · Kane County, IL

Meredith Road over Unnamed Drainage Ditch

Carries Meredith Road over Unnamed Drainage Ditch, 0.9 Mi S Of Il 38.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 6/9

A culvert 24 ft across with 2 openings. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1983rebuilt 2005
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic1,950counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyKane
Location0.9 Mi S Of Il 38
CarriesMeredith Road
CrossesUnnamed Drainage Ditch
Coordinates41.88185, -88.53694

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span10.8 ft (3.3 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area99.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1983 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,950 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number045331800000000

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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