Structure 16108300000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 55 WB Elevated over Ashland AVE Viaduct

Carries I- 55 WB Elevated over Ashland AVE Viaduct, 2.6 M SW I-90 94.

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 FT2,457 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,457 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 6.8 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2000
Length2456.7 ft748.8 m
Daily traffic64,100counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location2.6 M SW I-90 94
CarriesI- 55 WB Elevated
CrossesAshland AVE Viaduct
Coordinates41.83707, -87.67419

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2456.7 ft (748.8 m)
Max Span131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area14227.2 sq m
Main Spans31
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016108300000000

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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