Structure 16074400000000 · Cook County, IL

Pulaski RD & Ramps over I- 55 Stevenson

Carries Pulaski RD & Ramps over I- 55 Stevenson, 0.92 M S Of 31st ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

260 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 4 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1997
Length259.5 ft79.1 m
Daily traffic18,800counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.92 M S Of 31st ST
CarriesPulaski RD & Ramps
CrossesI- 55 Stevenson
Coordinates41.82359, -87.72407

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length259.5 ft (79.1 m)
Max Span101.7 ft (31 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area2412.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016074400000000

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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