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)
Thacker Street
FairOver: Trib W Br of Salt Cr
.14 M W National Pr., Cook, IL
I90 CHGO SKYWAY
FairOver: FINISHED GROUND
.07M SE OF EWING, Cook, IL
DEVON AVE
FairOver: DES PLAINES RIVER
0.4 M E I-294, Cook, IL
IL 50 SB CICERO A
FairOver: RR - BRC
0.2 M S 67TH ST, Cook, IL
I-294 NB
FairOver: CC RR
0.15M N ILL 56, Cook, IL
IL 68 (DUNDEE RD)
FairOver: DES PLAINES RIVER
0.2 M E US 45, Cook, IL
LAKE ST
FairOver: DES PLAINES RIVER
1.5 M W IL 43, Cook, IL
US 12,20 (95TH ST)
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.02M W OF 54TH AV, Cook, IL
IL 83 (CAL-SAG RD
FairOver: NAVOJO CREEK
0.8 M E IL 43, Cook, IL
IL 50
FairOver: LAKE GEORGE OVERFLOW
1.6 M S OF US 30, Cook, IL
IL 43 (HARLEM AVE
FairOver: TINLEY CREEK
0.2 M S 143RD ST, Cook, IL
WESTERN AVE
FairOver: MIDLOTHIAN CR
1.4 M S of 127th St, Cook, IL
GRAND AVE
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
0.3 M W US 12,20, Cook, IL
171ST ST
FairOver: MIDLOTHIAN CREEK
0.03 MI. W 80TH AV, Cook, IL
OAKWOOD
FairOver: NORTH CR
0.2 M S 186TH P2, Cook, IL
MEADOWBROOK
FairOver: N BR CHICAGO RIV
0.2 E SUNSET RGE P14, Cook, IL
JACKSON ST
FairOver: ADDISON CR
0.72 M E MANHEIM P20, Cook, IL
32ND AVE
FairOver: ADDISON CR
0.6 M E US 45, Cook, IL
201 ST
FairOver: LANSING DITCH LYN TR
0.01 M E ILL 83 P2, Cook, IL
GLEN LAKE DR
FairOver: WILLOW CR
0.1 M W RIVER RD P9, Cook, IL
FAU1292 (EUCLID AV
FairOver: SALT CREEK
0.7 M E ILL 53 P18, Cook, IL
IL 72
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.2 M SE I-90, Cook, IL
BECKWITH RD
FairOver: N BR CHICAGO RIVER
0.7 M W HARMS P13, Cook, IL
US 12,20,45 SB
FairOver: RR - CN & CANALS
0.9 M S I-55, Cook, IL
DEVON AVE
FairOver: N SHORE CHANNEL
6400 N & 3300 W, Cook, IL
HAYES DR
FairOver: JACKSON PK LAGOON
6300 S & 1900 E, Cook, IL
I- 57 SB
FairOver: RR - EJ&E
1 M S US 30, Cook, IL
I- 57 NB
FairOver: RR - EJ&E
1 M S US 30, Cook, IL
I-294 (TRISTATE) S
FairOver: CHICAGO SAN.CANAL
0.3 M W OFUS 45 P-10, Cook, IL
ASHLAND AVE
FairOver: N BR CHICAGO RIVER
2201 N & 1600 W, Cook, IL
COLUMBUS DR
FairOver: MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV.
347 N & 301 E, Cook, IL
IL 43 (HARLEM AVE
FairOver: DRAINAGE DTCH
1.0 M S OF I-80, Cook, IL
LAKE SHORE DRIVE
FairOver: DIVERSEY HARBOR INLT
2800 N & 500 E, Cook, IL
LaSalle Dr
FairOver: SHARED USE PATH
1677 N 8 W, Cook, IL
CENTRAL RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK
0.4 M E ILL 53 P5, Cook, IL
SCOTT AVE
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RR
0.08M NE.GREEN BAY R, Cook, IL
VILLA ST
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
.05 E KANECO LINE, Cook, IL
US 30 (LINCOLN HWY
FairOver: THORN CREEK
0.2 M W OF IL 1, Cook, IL
35TH ST
FairOver: S FK S BR CHI RIVER
1300 W 35TH P5C, Cook, IL
ROBERTA AV
FairOver: ADDISON CR
0.13 MI N NORTH AV, Cook, IL
SUNSET RIDGE RD
FairOver: N BR CHICAGO RIVER
1.15 M N WILLOW P14, Cook, IL
N. FIELD BLVD.
FairOver: PARKING AREA
RANDOLPH TO BENTON, Cook, IL
I-294 SB
FairOver: CC RR
0.15M N ILL 56, Cook, IL
CHICAGO AVE
FairOver: DESPLAINES RIVER
E OF 1ST AVE, Cook, IL
NB 41 FROM RANDOLP
FairOver: LAND
500E.& 150N., Cook, IL
IL 390 WB EOH
FairOver: RR - CP SPUR
0.5 M W ROSELLE RD, Cook, IL
IL 390 EB EOH
FairOver: RR - SPUR
0.5 M W ROSELLE RD, Cook, IL
IL 390 WB EOH
FairOver: RR - METRA, WETLANDS
.8 M E OF US 20, Cook, IL
LAWRENCE AVE
FairOver: DES PLAINES RIVER
1 M E I-294, Cook, IL
18TH ST
FairOver: S BR CHICAGO RIVER
301 W 18TH ST, 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 |