Structure 16090400000000 · Cook County, IL

119th ST over I- 57

Carries 119th ST over I- 57, 3.1 M SW Il 1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

170 ft end to end, longest span 83 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2004
Length169.6 ft51.7 m
Daily traffic18,500counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location3.1 M SW Il 1
Carries119th ST
CrossesI- 57
Coordinates41.67753, -87.66174

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.6 ft (51.7 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Area1308.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016090400000000

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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