Structure 49009600000000 · Lake County, IL

Il 137 over Il 137 WB Off Ramp

Carries Il 137 over Il 137 WB Off Ramp, 1.8 M W Of Il 21.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

192 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2003
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic14,100counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyLake
Location1.8 M W Of Il 21
CarriesIl 137
CrossesIl 137 WB Off Ramp
Coordinates42.30546, -87.99067

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area1339.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number049009600000000

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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