Structure 16069200000000 · Cook County, IL

5th AVE over I-290 Ike - Il 110 Ckc

Carries 5th AVE over I-290 Ike - Il 110 Ckc, 1.7 M W Il 43.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT210 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

210 ft end to end, longest span 57 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1984
Length209.6 ft63.9 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.7 M W Il 43
Carries5th AVE
CrossesI-290 Ike - Il 110 Ckc
Coordinates41.87123, -87.83856

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length209.6 ft (63.9 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1207.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016069200000000

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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