Structure 16250400000000 · Cook County, IL

Lemont RD over Des P Riv Canal Rr

Carries Lemont RD over Des P Riv Canal Rr, 0.30 M S Dupage Co.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,352 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

3,352 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 9.3 football fields. 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.

Built198343 years old
Length3352.0 ft1021.7 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.30 M S Dupage Co
CarriesLemont RD
CrossesDes P Riv Canal Rr
Coordinates41.68227, -88.00251

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3352.0 ft (1021.7 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width71.2 ft (21.7 m)
Deck Area22170.9 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016250400000000

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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