Structure 49991000000000 · Lake County, IL

Duffy Lane over Interstate 94

Carries Duffy Lane over Interstate 94, I94 .8m S Ill 22.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT253 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

253 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length253.0 ft77.1 m
Daily traffic1,750counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLake
LocationI94 .8m S Ill 22
CarriesDuffy Lane
CrossesInterstate 94
Coordinates42.18928, -87.88065

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area809.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,750 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number049991000000000

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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