Photo
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Partial View Of Bridge And Full View Of Bridgetender's House Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1948
- Design
- Bascule Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 253.8 ft.
Total length: 350.0 ft.
Deck width: 43.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.85417, -87.63833 (decimal degrees)
41°51'15" N, 87°38'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6006 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15107 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 16,100
Sources
- HAER IL-137 - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Canal Street, Spanning South Branch Chicago River at Canal Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com