Cook County, IL
2,185 public highway bridges
Cook County Bridge Snapshot
Cook County, Illinois contains 2,185 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 13.1% are rated “Good,” 22.7% “Fair,” 6.6% “Poor,” and 6.6% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.
Inspections in IL are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (2,185)
CTA RR
UnknownOver: CENTRAL AV
.07M SO OF I290, Cook, IL
LAKE COOK RD
UnknownOver: I 94
I94&LAKE COOK RD P14, Cook, IL
CSX RR
UnknownOver: CENTRAL AV
.08M SO OF I90, Cook, IL
PED OVERPASS
UnknownOver: I-294 (TRI-ST TOLL)
0.4 M S US 34 P10, Cook, IL
I-294 CD RAMP
UnknownOver: DESPLAINES RIVER RD
1.2 MI N I-90, Cook, IL
I-294 NB
UnknownOver: EB IL-38 TO EB.I-290
0.2 M N ILL 38 P20, Cook, IL
I-294 SB
UnknownOver: EB IL-38 TO EB I-290
0.2 M N ILL 38 P20, Cook, IL
I-294 NB
UnknownOver: I-94 EDENS SPUR
.1 MI E I-294, Cook, IL
171ST ST
UnknownOver: I-80/294
2.0 M W OF IL-1, Cook, IL
DIVISION ST
FairOver: N BR CHICAGO RIV CAN
829 W DIVISION, Cook, IL
NB I-294
FairOver: CC&P RR
0.15M N ILL 56, Cook, IL
PALATINE RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK
0.01 W WINSTON DR, Cook, IL
GEORGE ST
FairOver: WELLER CR
0.24 M N ILL 58 P5, Cook, IL
SHERIDAN RD
FairOver: N SHORE CHANNEL
2.5 M N ILL 58 P12, Cook, IL
108TH AVE
FairOver: MARLEY CR
0.5 M N 167TH, Cook, IL
SEE GWUN AVE
FairOver: WELLER CR
0.5 M N ILL 58 P5, Cook, IL
LAKE COOK RD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4 M W IL 59, Cook, IL
80TH AV
FairOver: MIDLOTHIAN CREEK
0.1 MI. N 171ST ST, Cook, IL
BLUFF CITY BLVD
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.15M. E OF KANE CO., Cook, IL
PARKVIEW DR
FairOver: ADDISON CR TRIB
0.08 M N NORTH P9, Cook, IL
MS-1382 (Prk Acc R
FairOver: DTCH TO CAL RIV
WOLF LAKE CONS P8C, Cook, IL
IL 43 SB (HARLEM)
FairOver: RR - CN
0.1 M S I-55, Cook, IL
STONY ISLAND AVE
FairOver: NORTH CREEK
0.9 M S 186th, Cook, IL
HICKS RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK TRIB
.82 S OF LAKE COOK R, Cook, IL
HARRISON ST
FairOver: S BR CHICAGO RIVER
600 S & 322 W, Cook, IL
FAU-2537 BARTLETT
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.4 M N BODE RD P7, Cook, IL
SYLVAN ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
WEST OF SHERIDAN, Cook, IL
79TH ST
FairOver: FLAG CREEK
0.02 M E WOLF P10, Cook, IL
MS-3000 (LINCOLN S
FairOver: WELLER'S DRN DTCH
0.16 M E BUSSE RDP5, Cook, IL
VAN BUREN STREET
FairOver: UNION STATION TRACKS
400S 400W TO 500W, Cook, IL
IL 83 (147TH ST)
FairOver: MIDLOTHIAN CREEK
0.5 M E CRAWFORD AV, Cook, IL
SAUK TRAIL
FairOver: THORN CREEK
0.6 M W ASHLAND P2, Cook, IL
IL 72 & UP RR
FairOver: HIGGINS CREEK
2.9 M W US 45, Cook, IL
US 6 (159TH)
FairOver: ALONG US 6 EB LANES
FROM I57 TO I294, Cook, IL
VOLLMER RD
FairOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
0.7M E. KEDZIE AV, Cook, IL
FRANCISCO AVE
FairOver: CAL SAG CHANNEL
0.2 N BROADWAY P26, Cook, IL
FAU 1603 (151st St
FairOver: TINLEY CREEK
1.64M.W.OF HARLEM AV, Cook, IL
167TH STREET
FairOver: CALUMET-UNION DRAIN
300 FT. E. OF I-294, Cook, IL
BRIARWOOD LANE
FairOver: SALT CR
0.5 E PLUM GR P18, Cook, IL
LAKE SHORE DR
FairOver: PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
3100N & 200W, Cook, IL
HUNTINGTON BLVD
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.25 M S I90 P22, Cook, IL
I-90 SKYWAY
FairOver: GROUND SE INDIANA AV
0.08 M NW MARQ RDP7C, Cook, IL
LAKE SHORE DRIVE
FairOver: PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
600N 500E, Cook, IL
WASHINGTON STREET
FairOver: WELLER CREEK
0.5 M. S OF IL 58, Cook, IL
BURNING BUSH LANE
FairOver: MCDONALD CR
0.22 M N KNSNGTON P5, Cook, IL
HARBOR DRIVE
FairOver: PARKING GARAGE
200N 450E, Cook, IL
MONROE STREET
FairOver: UNION STATION TRACKS
100S 400W TO 500W, Cook, IL
I-90 SKYWAY
FairOver: GROUND SE 75TH ST
0.08 M SE 75TH P7C, Cook, IL
VINCENNES AVE
FairOver: THORN CREEK
0.7 M S 183RD, Cook, IL
STATE ST
FairOver: LONG RUN CREEK
0.1 M S ARCHER, Cook, IL
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |