Structure 16302500000000 · Cook County, IL

Ridgeland AVE over Cal Sag Channel

Carries Ridgeland AVE over Cal Sag Channel, 0.6 M S 115th P26.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT433 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

433 ft end to end: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1967rebuilt 2014
Length433.4 ft132.1 m
Daily traffic24,300counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.6 M S 115th P26
CarriesRidgeland AVE
CrossesCal Sag Channel
Coordinates41.67469, -87.77819

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length433.4 ft (132.1 m)
Max Span301.8 ft (92 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area2985.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016302500000000

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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