Structure 16005600000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 57 NB over Dixie HWY

Carries I- 57 NB over Dixie HWY, 0.2 M NE Il 83.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

241 ft end to end, longest span 139 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2021
Length240.8 ft73.4 m
Daily traffic54,850counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.2 M NE Il 83
CarriesI- 57 NB
CrossesDixie HWY
Coordinates41.62678, -87.67611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length240.8 ft (73.4 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width115.8 ft (35.3 m)
Deck Area2591.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,850 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016005600000000

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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