Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on W. Cortland Street in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1901-02
- Builders
- - American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)
- Fitzsimons and Connell Co. (Substructure)
- John Ericson (City Engineer)
- Design
- Bascule Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 127.9 ft.
Total length: 216.8 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.91694, -87.66361 (decimal degrees)
41°55'01" N, 87°39'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6011 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15116 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
- 1,509