Structure 16115900000000 · Cook County, IL

31st ST over I- 90 94 Ryan & Cta

Carries 31st ST over I- 90 94 Ryan & Cta, 0.9 M S I-55.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT397 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

397 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 6 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2001
Length397.3 ft121.1 m
Daily traffic7,550counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.9 M S I-55
Carries31st ST
CrossesI- 90 94 Ryan & Cta
Coordinates41.83824, -87.63151

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length397.3 ft (121.1 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area3245.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,550 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016115900000000

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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