Structure 16611100000000 · Cook County, IL

Chicago Av & Halst over Uprr And Parking Lot

Carries Chicago Av & Halst over Uprr And Parking Lot, 800 N. & 800 W..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT990 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

990 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 2.8 football fields. 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1992
Length990.2 ft301.8 m
Daily traffic19,900counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location800 N. & 800 W.
CarriesChicago Av & Halst
CrossesUprr And Parking Lot
Coordinates41.89641, -87.64754

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length990.2 ft (301.8 m)
Max Span81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Width79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Area7333.7 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016611100000000

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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