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Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Columbus Drive in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1982
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 269.0 ft.
Total length: 389.0 ft.
Deck width: 89.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.89000, -87.62028 (decimal degrees)
41°53'24" N, 87°37'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/448541/4637749 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop OE E
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6101 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15114 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 23,700
Sources
- HAER IL-136 - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Columbus Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at Columbus Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com