Photos
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View Looking At Western Pier Showing Deck Superstructure: From Se River Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Girder Support Shoe; From Se River Pier Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View From Inside East Counterweight Room Looking East At Counterweight Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View From Inside East Counterweight Room Looking Nw At Trunnion And Support Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Anchor With Lower Buffer From East Gear Room, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Gear Drive Train From East Gear Room Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Gear Drive Train With Limiting Bar From East Gear Room Looking Se Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Upper Buffer With Trunnions From Se. Sidewalk Looking Nw Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View Of Western Portal Looking Ese From Nw Sidewalk Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View Of East Span And House From Sw Looking Ne Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Trunnion Superstructure From Se Sidewalk Looking Nw Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River Canal on Division Street in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1903; rehabilitated 1983
- Builders
- - Fitzsimons & Connell Dredge and Dock Co.
- John E. Ericson
- Roemheld & Gallery Co.
- Thomas Pihlfeldt
- Design
- Bascule Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 148.9 ft.
Total length: 242.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.90361, -87.65722 (decimal degrees)
41°54'13" N, 87°39'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/445488/4639283 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6015 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15121 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 16,600
Sources
- HAER IL-148 - West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com