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I-294 NB over C&nw RR

Cook County, Illinois · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I-294 NB over C&nw RR in Cook County, Illinois, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 75,150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 1,004 of the 1,722 inventoried bridges in Cook County rated fair (58.3%); 246 (14.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 367 ft
Location	0.7 M S US 20 P20
NBI structure number	016979500000000
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Illinois department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I- 90 94 Dan Ryan over Sanitary Sewer	1961	312,400	Fair
I- 80 94 Kingery over Bikeway Ave (RR Ave)	2004	254,100	Fair
I- 90 94 Ryan Elev over 15TH to 16TH Sts	1962	247,500	Fair
I- 90 94 Ryan Elev over 16TH to 18TH Sts	1962	247,500	Fair
I- 90 94 Ryan Elev over Canal to Stewart Sts	1962	245,500	Poor
I- 90 94 Elev Exp over Stewart Ave to 28 Pl	1962	245,500	Fair