Structure 16039400000000 · Cook County, IL

Joliet RD over Rr - Csxt & Ihb

Carries Joliet RD over Rr - Csxt & Ihb, 0.2 M NE 55th ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT248 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

248 ft end to end, longest span 46 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.

Built1932rebuilt 2003
Length248.4 ft75.7 m
Daily traffic9,600counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.2 M NE 55th ST
CarriesJoliet RD
CrossesRr - Csxt & Ihb
Coordinates41.79288, -87.83969

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length248.4 ft (75.7 m)
Max Span45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area1339.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016039400000000

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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