Structure 16107000000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 55 EB To I90 94 over Chi River; Cermak;rr

Carries I- 55 EB To I90 94 over Chi River; Cermak;rr, 1.4 M SW I-290.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT517 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

517 ft end to end, longest span 220 ft: about 7 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.

Built1962rebuilt 1994
Length517.1 ft157.6 m
Daily traffic32,300counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.4 M SW I-290
CarriesI- 55 EB To I90 94
CrossesChi River; Cermak;rr
Coordinates41.84999, -87.64426

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length517.1 ft (157.6 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area1,576 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number016107000000000

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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