Structure 16650900000000 · Cook County, IL

St. Clair ST over Lower St. Clair ST

Carries St. Clair ST over Lower St. Clair ST, 200e.-400n. To 500n..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT611 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

611 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 1.7 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.

Built199234 years old
Length610.9 ft186.2 m
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location200e.-400n. To 500n.
CarriesSt. Clair ST
CrossesLower St. Clair ST
Coordinates41.89093, -87.62265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length610.9 ft (186.2 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Area9086.6 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1992

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016650900000000

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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