Structure 16640700000000 · Cook County, IL

I-90 Skyway over 86th ST

Carries I-90 Skyway over 86th ST, 0.2 M SE 85th P7c.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

72 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2007
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic14,350counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.2 M SE 85th P7c
CarriesI-90 Skyway
Crosses86th ST
Coordinates41.73888, -87.57076

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Area707.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,350 (2020)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016640700000000

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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