Structure 45314200000000 · Kane County, IL

Tower Road over Cc&p Rr

Carries Tower Road over Cc&p Rr, 500 S. Bahr Rd..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT139 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

139 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1945rebuilt 1992
Length139.4 ft42.5 m
Daily traffic425counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyKane
Location500 S. Bahr Rd.
CarriesTower Road
CrossesCc&p Rr
Coordinates42.04654, -88.48367

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length139.4 ft (42.5 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area391 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1945 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic425 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number045314200000000

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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