Structure 16660500000000 · Cook County, IL

Mdwy Exit Ramp D over Arrival Exit Road

Carries Mdwy Exit Ramp D over Arrival Exit Road, Mdwy Airp To SB Cice.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT188 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

188 ft end to end, longest span 65 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.

Built199828 years old
Length188.3 ft57.4 m
Daily traffic3,250counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
LocationMdwy Airp To SB Cice
CarriesMdwy Exit Ramp D
CrossesArrival Exit Road
Coordinates41.79009, -87.74111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length188.3 ft (57.4 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area401.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,250 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016660500000000

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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