Structure 16986100000000 · Cook County, IL

I-294 NB over Ill 83 (147th St)

Carries I-294 NB over Ill 83 (147th St), 0.7 M NW I55 P3.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT75 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

75 ft end to end. 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 bridge of this kind.

Built195868 years old
Length75.1 ft22.9 m
Daily traffic71,700counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.7 M NW I55 P3
CarriesI-294 NB
CrossesIll 83 (147th St)
Coordinates41.62631, -87.69184

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area425.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic71,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016986100000000

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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