Structure 16655300000000 · Cook County, IL

Columbus DR over 11th ST Underpass

Carries Columbus DR over 11th ST Underpass, 1100 S. Columbus Dr..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

51 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1100 S. Columbus Dr.
CarriesColumbus DR
Crosses11th ST Underpass
Coordinates41.86882, -87.62051

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Width129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Area613.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016655300000000

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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