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IDOT posts load limits on Deerfield Road bridge; county to begin engineering study
Summary
The Illinois Department of Transportation posted temporary weight restrictions on a Deerfield Road bridge over the North Branch Chicago River after inspection identified beam deterioration; Lake County plans engineering work to rehabilitate or replace the structure.
Lake County Department of Transportation Director Shane Schneider briefed the committee on July 30 about a recent load posting placed by the Illinois Department of Transportation for a county bridge on Deerfield Road over the North Branch of the Chicago River at the Deerfield/Highland Park boundary.
Schneider said the structure was originally built in 1962; the deck was replaced in February while the bridge was under Village of Deerfield jurisdiction, and the county assumed highway and bridge jurisdiction in 2018. A recent…
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