Structure 16207100000000 · Cook County, IL

Independence BLVD over I-290 - Il 110 & Cta

Carries Independence BLVD over I-290 - Il 110 & Cta, 2.5 M W US 34.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT205 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

205 ft end to end, longest span 67 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1990
Length205.1 ft62.5 m
Daily traffic15,200counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location2.5 M W US 34
CarriesIndependence BLVD
CrossesI-290 - Il 110 & Cta
Coordinates41.87381, -87.72038

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length205.1 ft (62.5 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Area1093.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,200 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016207100000000

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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