By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the area
Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald.
COOK
• 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent)
• 26 toll bridges. 91 state, 59 city, 26 other, 4 county
• 5,515,209 vehicles a day total, or 30,640 per deficient bridge. Traffic ranges from nine bridges above 100,000 to 118 at 10,000 and up
DUPAGE
• 25 of 272 bridges structurally deficient (9.2 percent)
• 12 city, 7 state, 4 county, 1 township, 1 other
• 376,045 vehicles a day total, or 15,041 per deficient bridge. Traffic ranges from 17 bridges at 10,000 and up to five under 1,000
KANE
• 22 of 264 bridges structurally deficient (8.3 percent)
• 8 city, 6 state, 4 county, 3 township, 1 other
• 153,829 vehicles a day total, or 6,992 per deficient bridge. Traffic ranges from eight bridges at 10,000 and up to six below 1,000
LAKE
• 38 of 232 bridges structurally deficient (16.4 percent)
• One toll bridge. 14 state, 14 city, 3 county, 7 other
• 366,980 vehicles a day total, or 9,657 per deficient bridge. Traffic ranges from five bridges at 20,700 or more to eight under 1,000
MCHENRY
• 19 of 198 bridges structurally deficient (9.6 percent)
• 7 county, 6 township, 4 state, 1 city, 1 other
• 40,818 vehicles a day total, or 2,148 per deficient bridge. Traffic ranges from two bridges at 9,200 and up to nine at 450 and below
WILL
• 56 of 558 bridges structurally deficient (10 percent)
• 30 state, 13 city, 7 county, 5 township, 1 other
• 380,436 vehicles a day total, or 6,794 per deficient bridge. Five bridges at 20,450 and up, nine at 900 and under