Structure 16104600000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 55 EB Rmp Ryan over Dry Land

Carries I- 55 EB Rmp Ryan over Dry Land, At I-94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,625 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,625 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 4.5 football fields. 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1997
Length1625.3 ft495.4 m
Daily traffic23,500counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
LocationAt I-94
CarriesI- 55 EB Rmp Ryan
CrossesDry Land
Coordinates41.84643, -87.64303

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1625.3 ft (495.4 m)
Max Span135.8 ft (41.4 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area4409.1 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016104600000000

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.

Nearby Bridges