Structure 16035600000000 · Cook County, IL

Golf RD over E Fk N Br Chi River

Carries Golf RD over E Fk N Br Chi River, 1.2 M E Il 43.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

81 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1928rebuilt 1983
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic33,400counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.2 M E Il 43
CarriesGolf RD
CrossesE Fk N Br Chi River
Coordinates42.05531, -87.77529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area400.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number016035600000000

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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