Structure 16002800000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 55 EB Stevenson over Lock ST

Carries I- 55 EB Stevenson over Lock ST, 1.1 M SW I94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

195 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 3 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1999
Length194.6 ft59.3 m
Daily traffic75,500counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.1 M SW I94
CarriesI- 55 EB Stevenson
CrossesLock ST
Coordinates41.84077, -87.66122

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length194.6 ft (59.3 m)
Max Span69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Deck Width80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Deck Area1458.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016002800000000

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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