Structure 16647800000000 · Cook County, IL

I-90WB To NB Stony over Stony 79th & S. Chg

Carries I-90WB To NB Stony over Stony 79th & S. Chg, At Stony 79th&s Chi.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT644 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

644 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1998
Length643.7 ft196.2 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 2000
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
LocationAt Stony 79th&s Chi
CarriesI-90WB To NB Stony
CrossesStony 79th & S. Chg
Coordinates41.75283, -87.58562

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length643.7 ft (196.2 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area1844.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (2000)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016647800000000

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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