Structure 16111500000000 · Cook County, IL

I- 90 94 Ryan Elev over S Br Chgo Riv To Can

Carries I- 90 94 Ryan Elev over S Br Chgo Riv To Can, 2 M S I-290.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,962 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,962 ft end to end, longest span 148 ft: about 5.4 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.

Built1962rebuilt 1989
Length1961.6 ft597.9 m
Daily traffic197,300counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location2 M S I-290
CarriesI- 90 94 Ryan Elev
CrossesS Br Chgo Riv To Can
Coordinates41.84898, -87.64406

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1961.6 ft (597.9 m)
Max Span147.6 ft (45 m)
Deck Width148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Area26965.3 sq m
Main Spans22
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic197,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number016111500000000

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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