Structure 16069700000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 171 (1st Ave) over Des Plaines River

Carries Il 171 (1st Ave) over Des Plaines River, 0.7 M N Il 64.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT194 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

194 ft end to end, longest span 66 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.

Built1931rebuilt 1980
Length193.6 ft59 m
Daily traffic20,100counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.7 M N Il 64
CarriesIl 171 (1st Ave)
CrossesDes Plaines River
Coordinates41.91907, -87.83534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length193.6 ft (59 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area1132.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016069700000000

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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