Structure 16786000000000 · Cook County, IL

School St. over Ihb Rr

Carries School St. over Ihb Rr, 0.2 Mi S. Of 138th S.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

96 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198442 years old
Length96.1 ft29.3 m
Daily traffic3,400counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2020every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location0.2 Mi S. Of 138th S
CarriesSchool St.
CrossesIhb Rr
Coordinates41.64054, -87.62934

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area389.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2020
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016786000000000

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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