Structure 16600800000000 · Cook County, IL

Chicago AVE over N Br Chicago River

Carries Chicago AVE over N Br Chicago River, 622 W Chgo AVE P5c.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
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 FT296 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

296 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 through truss.

Built1914rebuilt 2018
Length295.9 ft90.2 m
Daily traffic19,900counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location622 W Chgo AVE P5c
CarriesChicago AVE
CrossesN Br Chicago River
Coordinates41.89646, -87.64443

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length295.9 ft (90.2 m)
Max Span169.0 ft (51.5 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area1542.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016600800000000

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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