Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Clark Street Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

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Oblique View

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Deck View

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Closeup of Drawbridge Center Span

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South West End of Bridge

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South West Drawbridge Gear Tower

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Bridge Plaques

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Overview: Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on N. Clark Street in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1985
Design: Bascule Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 245.3 ft.
Total length: 346.0 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.88778, -87.63083 (decimal degrees)
41°53'16" N, 87°37'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6010 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 14,800

Clark Street Bridge

Posted September 8, 2007, by Tom Staley (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2007