Structure 16037400000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 53 NB over US 14 NW HWY & Up Rr

Carries Il 53 NB over US 14 NW HWY & Up Rr, 1 M S Palatine RD.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT515 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

515 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 7 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.

Built196462 years old
Length515.4 ft157.1 m
Daily traffic113,400counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1 M S Palatine RD
CarriesIl 53 NB
CrossesUS 14 NW HWY & Up Rr
Coordinates42.10047, -88.01997

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length515.4 ft (157.1 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area2780.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic113,400 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number016037400000000

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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