Structure 16109900000000 · Cook County, IL

Flossmoor RD over I- 57

Carries Flossmoor RD over I- 57, 2.5 M N US 30.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT294 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

294 ft end to end, longest span 86 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1993
Length294.3 ft89.7 m
Daily traffic3,550counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location2.5 M N US 30
CarriesFlossmoor RD
CrossesI- 57
Coordinates41.54253, -87.74329

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length294.3 ft (89.7 m)
Max Span85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1148.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,550 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016109900000000

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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