Structure 16112100000000 · Cook County, IL

Il 53 SB over Kirchoff RD

Carries Il 53 SB over Kirchoff RD, 1.7 M N I-90.

Overall conditionPoor

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 110 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2026
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic123,700counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.7 M N I-90
CarriesIl 53 SB
CrossesKirchoff RD
Coordinates42.08238, -88.03084

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Area1117.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2026)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic123,700 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016112100000000

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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