Structure 16604300000000 · Cook County, IL

106th ST over Calumet River

Carries 106th ST over Calumet River, 3228 E 106th Street.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT350 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

350 ft end to end: about 5 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1928rebuilt 1998
Length350.1 ft106.7 m
Daily traffic6,250counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location3228 E 106th Street
Carries106th ST
CrossesCalumet River
Coordinates41.70274, -87.54557

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Max Span250.7 ft (76.4 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area2016.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,250 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016604300000000

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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