Structure 16613000000000 · Cook County, IL

Wabash AVE over Various City Strts

Carries Wabash AVE over Various City Strts, 44e 400n To 500n.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT557 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9 · sets the rating

557 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built1930rebuilt 1978
Length557.1 ft169.8 m
Daily traffic3,675counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location44e 400n To 500n
CarriesWabash AVE
CrossesVarious City Strts
Coordinates41.89089, -87.62667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length557.1 ft (169.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area3413.0 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,675 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016613000000000

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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