Structure 16612100000000 · Cook County, IL

Michigan AVE over Various City Streets

Carries Michigan AVE over Various City Streets, 100e.& 340n.to 200n..

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT903 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

903 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2.5 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.

Built1921rebuilt 1998
Length902.9 ft275.2 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location100e.& 340n.to 200n.
CarriesMichigan AVE
CrossesVarious City Streets
Coordinates41.88821, -87.62459

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length902.9 ft (275.2 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Area10705.3 sq m
Main Spans35
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016612100000000

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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