Structure 16602900000000 · Cook County, IL

Fau-1405 (lake St) over S Br Chicago Riv

Carries Fau-1405 (lake St) over S Br Chicago Riv, 356 W Lake ST.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT359 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

359 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1916rebuilt 1995
Length359.3 ft109.5 m
Daily traffic10,250counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location356 W Lake ST
CarriesFau-1405 (lake St)
CrossesS Br Chicago Riv
Coordinates41.88573, -87.63810

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length359.3 ft (109.5 m)
Max Span245.1 ft (74.7 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area2332.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,250 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016602900000000

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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