Structure 16115600000000 · Cook County, IL

47th ST over I- 90 94 Ryan & Cta

Carries 47th ST over I- 90 94 Ryan & Cta, 2.7 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 FT307 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

307 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 4 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1999
Length306.8 ft93.5 m
Daily traffic13,300counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location2.7 M S I-55
Carries47th ST
CrossesI- 90 94 Ryan & Cta
Coordinates41.80911, -87.63204

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length306.8 ft (93.5 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Area2711.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016115600000000

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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