Structure 16151200000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 171 SB Rmp I-55 over I- 55 Stevenson

Carries Il 171 SB Rmp I-55 over I- 55 Stevenson, 1.4m SW Of Il43.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT283 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

283 ft end to end, longest span 116 ft: about 4 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.

Built201511 years old
Length283.1 ft86.3 m
Daily traffic10,500counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.4m SW Of Il43
CarriesIl 171 SB Rmp I-55
CrossesI- 55 Stevenson
Coordinates41.79218, -87.82211

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length283.1 ft (86.3 m)
Max Span115.8 ft (35.3 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area923.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016151200000000

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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