Structure 16203300000000 · Cook County, IL

123rd ST over I- 57

Carries 123rd ST over I- 57, 3.6 M SW Il 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft: about 3 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2001
Length236.5 ft72.1 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location3.6 M SW Il 1
Carries123rd ST
CrossesI- 57
Coordinates41.67030, -87.66276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length236.5 ft (72.1 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area793.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016203300000000

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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