Structure 16601600000000 · Cook County, IL

Division ST (river over N Br Chi River

Carries Division ST (river over N Br Chi River, 1129 W Division.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT263 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

263 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).

Built1904rebuilt 1992
Length262.8 ft80.1 m
Daily traffic6,700counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1129 W Division
CarriesDivision ST (river
CrossesN Br Chi River
Coordinates41.90348, -87.65769

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length262.8 ft (80.1 m)
Max Span172.6 ft (52.6 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1465.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1904 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,700 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number016601600000000

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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