Structure 16278600000000 · Cook County, IL

Palatine RD over Il 21 US 45 Milwke

Carries Palatine RD over Il 21 US 45 Milwke, 1.2 M W I-294.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

193 ft end to end, longest span 95 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.

Built2005rebuilt 2006
Length192.6 ft58.7 m
Daily traffic33,800counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location1.2 M W I-294
CarriesPalatine RD
CrossesIl 21 US 45 Milwke
Coordinates42.10839, -87.88990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length192.6 ft (58.7 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area1520.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2005 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016278600000000

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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