Structure 16660000000000 · Cook County, IL

SB Cicero Exit Ram over Cicero Av

Carries SB Cicero Exit Ram over Cicero Av, .52m S Of 55th.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT671 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

671 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built199828 years old
Length670.6 ft204.4 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location.52m S Of 55th
CarriesSB Cicero Exit Ram
CrossesCicero Av
Coordinates41.78584, -87.74156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length670.6 ft (204.4 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area1573.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016660000000000

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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