Structure 16032100000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 43 (harlem AVE over Rr - Csxt

Carries Il 43 (harlem AVE over Rr - Csxt, 0.1 S 95th ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT253 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

253 ft end to end, longest span 74 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2025
Length253.0 ft77.1 m
Daily traffic38,700counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.1 S 95th ST
CarriesIl 43 (harlem AVE
CrossesRr - Csxt
Coordinates41.71738, -87.79857

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area1996.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2025)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016032100000000

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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