Structure 16600100000000 · Cook County, IL

Adams ST over S Br Chicago Riv

Carries Adams ST over S Br Chicago Riv, 200 S & 380 W.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT267 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

267 ft end to end: 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1927rebuilt 2017
Length267.1 ft81.4 m
Daily traffic6,600counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location200 S & 380 W
CarriesAdams ST
CrossesS Br Chicago Riv
Coordinates41.87937, -87.63748

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Max Span199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area1587.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016600100000000

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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