Structure 45316600000000 · Kane County, IL

Stearns RD over Fox River

Carries Stearns RD over Fox River, 0.6 Mi W Of Il25.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT980 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

980 ft end to end, longest span 210 ft: about 2.7 football fields. 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.

Built201016 years old
Length980.3 ft298.8 m
Daily traffic15,400counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyKane
Location0.6 Mi W Of Il25
CarriesStearns RD
CrossesFox River
Coordinates41.97771, -88.29421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length980.3 ft (298.8 m)
Max Span210.0 ft (64 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area5737.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number045316600000000

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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