IL 43 (HARLEM AVE over I- 90 JFK & CTA

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Coordinates:
+41.98263, -87.80694
41°58'57" N, 87°48'25" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	IL 43 (HARLEM AVE over I- 90 JFK & CTA
Structure number:	016030900000000
Old structure number:	000016030904054 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	0.7 M N FOSTER AVE
Purpose:	Carries highway overpass over highway and railroad
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	82.4 ft. `[25.1 m]`
Total length:	234.9 ft. `[71.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	69.2 ft. `[21.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	88.9 ft. `[27.1 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Skew angle:	1°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1958
Year reconstructed:	2000
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete continuous `[6]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	20,500 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	95.0
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$2,205,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2016	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	20500	95.0
October 2014	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	22600	95.0
January 2013	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	28200	95.0
January 2011	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	32100	95.0
March 2009	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	32100	95.0
June 2007	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	32900	95.0
June 2005	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	30500	95.0
October 2003	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	33600	95.0
May 2001	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	22700	95.0
December 1998	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	30500	79.0
February 1997	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	31000	79.0
March 1995	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	31000	88.0
July 1993	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	28100	90.0
December 1992	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	29000	90.0
December 1991	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	29000	92.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2018 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	2,550	2,550	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	20,607	20,607	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	27	27	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	265	265	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	178	157	21	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	443	403	40	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	443	0	443	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	44	0	44	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	22	0	22	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	464	0	464	0	0