Structure 16031600000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 43 (harlem AVE over I- 55 Stevenson

Carries Il 43 (harlem AVE over I- 55 Stevenson, 0.47 Mi N Of Archer.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

251 ft end to end, longest span 84 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1990
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic35,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.47 Mi N Of Archer
CarriesIl 43 (harlem AVE
CrossesI- 55 Stevenson
Coordinates41.79951, -87.80213

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Area3496.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016031600000000

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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