Structure 16786400000000 · Cook County, IL

Access Road over Cicero Avenue

Carries Access Road over Cicero Avenue, 5500 S & 4800 W.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT169 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

169 ft end to end, longest span 82 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.

Built200521 years old
Length169.0 ft51.5 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location5500 S & 4800 W
CarriesAccess Road
CrossesCicero Avenue
Coordinates41.79504, -87.74307

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.0 ft (51.5 m)
Max Span81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area473.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016786400000000

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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