Wheeler Road over Welch Creek
Kane County, Illinois · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Wheeler Road over Welch Creek in Kane County, Illinois, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
- Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
- It is one of 24 of the 339 inventoried bridges in Kane County rated poor (7.1%); 24 (7.1%) are rated poor.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Deck | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
| Superstructure | 3 | Serious condition |
| Substructure | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Concrete channel beam |
| Length | about 33 ft |
| Location | 0.2 Mi W Daubermn Rd |
| NBI structure number | 045310300000000 |
| Condition class | Poor |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Illinois department of transportation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| I-88 WB over Fox R - RR - Il 25 | 1958 | 86,200 | Fair |
| I-88 EB over Fox R - RR - Il 25 | 2008 | 86,200 | Fair |
| I-90 over S Br Kishwaukee Riv | 2014 | 76,200 | Good |
| I-90 over Stream | 1958 | 58,700 | Good |
| I-90 over Sleepy Hollow Rd | 2014 | 52,600 | Good |
| I-90 over Sleepy Hollow Rd | 2014 | 52,600 | Good |
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