Structure 16650600000000 · Cook County, IL

Washington ST over Street Car Tunnel

Carries Washington ST over Street Car Tunnel, 100n&500w.to540 W..

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 FT276 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

276 ft end to end, longest span 39 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length275.6 ft84 m
Daily traffic9,600counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIllinois
CountyCook
Location100n&500w.to540 W.
CarriesWashington ST
CrossesStreet Car Tunnel
Coordinates41.88295, -87.65966

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length275.6 ft (84 m)
Max Span39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area655.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016650600000000

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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