Use of Red Gate Bridge up 39% since December

The City of St. Charles completed a weekday 24-hour traffic count on the Red Gate Bridge on Friday, April 5. The results indicated that vehicle crossings on the bridge have increased by 39% since the bridge opened in December.

The December count indicated that 5,200 vehicles were using the bridge. The April 5th count showed 7,223 vehicles crossed the bridge. Eastbound vehicles represented 3,522 vehicles and westbound represented 3,701 vehicles.

The fourth river crossing in the City’s bridge inventory is significant and will provide a number of very important benefits to St. Charles and the surrounding communities. These include decreased travel times, improved public safety, greater convenience, and providing a new physical connection for the east and west sides of our community.

For comparison purposes, these are the daily counts for the other St. Charles bridges for 2012:

• Illinois St. - 6,219 vehicles
• Prairie St. - 8,887 vehicles
• Main St. - 30,281 vehicles

The City will be conducting counts at the downtown bridges during the summer of 2013 to determine changes in traffic patterns.

If you would like additional information, please visit redgatebridge.org