Structure 16280500000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 80 294 EB To NB over I- 80 94 & Il 394

Carries I- 80 294 EB To NB over I- 80 94 & Il 394, I-80 & 94 Interch.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,354 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,354 ft end to end, longest span 281 ft: about 6.5 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.

Built200620 years old
Length2354.0 ft717.5 m
Daily traffic8,300counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
LocationI-80 & 94 Interch
CarriesI- 80 294 EB To NB
CrossesI- 80 94 & Il 394
Coordinates41.57745, -87.58415

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2354.0 ft (717.5 m)
Max Span280.5 ft (85.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area7246.8 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016280500000000

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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