Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 101.3 m = 332.4 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 23.5 m = 77.1 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 15.2 m = 49.9 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 20.4 m = 66.9 ft for a 14.6 m = 47.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Unknown [01051]: Cook County [031], Illinois [17]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 1
0.2 M S 55TH ST
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 89.1 metric ton = 98.0 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Inventory: 61.6 metric ton = 67.8 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: N/A [N] and Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inspections
Date: May 1999 [599] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 850 (2018) and Trucks: 12%
Future ADT: 5159 (In 2032
)