Structure 49002300000000 · Lake County, IL

US 12 WB over Il 176

Carries US 12 WB over Il 176, Wauconda.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1983
Length161.7 ft49.3 m
Daily traffic36,400counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLake
LocationWauconda
CarriesUS 12 WB
CrossesIl 176
Coordinates42.25767, -88.15335

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length161.7 ft (49.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area621.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number049002300000000

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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