Structure 16000900000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 55 WB Stevenson over Rr - Bnsf

Carries I- 55 WB Stevenson over Rr - Bnsf, 0.6 M E US 45.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 107 ft: about 4 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2000
Length255.2 ft77.8 m
Daily traffic62,350counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.6 M E US 45
CarriesI- 55 WB Stevenson
CrossesRr - Bnsf
Coordinates41.76287, -87.85879

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length255.2 ft (77.8 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Area1836.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic62,350 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016000900000000

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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