Structure 46110 · Lake County, IN

I-90 EB over SR 312/chicago ST

Carries I-90 EB over SR 312/chicago ST, 01.31 E US 41.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT336 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

336 ft end to end, longest span 142 ft: about 5 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.

Built1956rebuilt 2019
Length336.0 ft102.4 m
Daily traffic18,425counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIndiana
CountyLake
Location01.31 E US 41
CarriesI-90 EB
CrossesSR 312/chicago ST
Coordinates41.62895, -87.49788

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length336.0 ft (102.4 m)
Max Span141.7 ft (43.2 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1095.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,425 (2015)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number046110

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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