Structure 16612000000000 · Cook County, IL

Michigan AVE over Various City Sts

Carries Michigan AVE over Various City Sts, 100e 365n To 530n.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,111 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,111 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft: about 3.1 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.

Built1920rebuilt 1991
Length1110.9 ft338.6 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location100e 365n To 530n
CarriesMichigan AVE
CrossesVarious City Sts
Coordinates41.89160, -87.62425

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1110.9 ft (338.6 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width141.1 ft (43 m)
Deck Area14559.8 sq m
Main Spans32
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

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

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016612000000000

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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