Structure 45000600000000 · Kane County, IL

US 20 over ST Charles ST

Carries US 20 over ST Charles ST, 1 Block W Of Il 25.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

160 ft end to end, longest span 80 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2025
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic47,200counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyKane
Location1 Block W Of Il 25
CarriesUS 20
CrossesST Charles ST
Coordinates42.02019, -88.26941

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area771.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2025)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number045000600000000

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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