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I- 55 WB ELEVATED over ML KING DR, RMP,ETC

Map 

Coordinates:
+41.84825, -87.61513
41°50'54" N, 87°36'54" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:I- 55 WB ELEVATED over ML KING DR, RMP,ETC
Structure number:000016105526247
Location:1.3 M E I-94
Purpose:Carries highway overpass over highway and railroad
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:100.1 ft. [30.5 m]
Total length:1212.0 ft. [369.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:56.1 ft. [17.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:59.7 ft. [18.2 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:14.4 ft. [4.4 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1965
Year reconstructed:1994
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Number of main spans:10
Main spans material:Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:58,200 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:10% of total traffic
Deck condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:66.3 tons [60.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:39.6 tons [36.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:91.0

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:57,650 [as of 1998]
Truck traffic:2% of total traffic
Deck condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:58.4 tons [53.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:36.6 tons [33.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:91.0

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:46,900 [as of 1991]
Deck condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:58.4 tons [53.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:36.6 tons [33.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:78.0
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$10,679,000