Structure 16500500000000 · Cook County, IL

Division ST over Cal Sag Channel

Carries Division ST over Cal Sag Channel, 0.2m.s.vermont ST P4.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT371 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

371 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2016
Length371.1 ft113.1 m
Daily traffic2,600counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.2m.s.vermont ST P4
CarriesDivision ST
CrossesCal Sag Channel
Coordinates41.65324, -87.67019

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length371.1 ft (113.1 m)
Max Span289.7 ft (88.3 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area1651.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,600 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016500500000000

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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