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Western Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Cal Sag Channel on Western Avenue in Blue Island
Location
Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1999
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 245.6 ft.
Total length: 1,122.7 ft.
Deck width: 53.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65135, -87.67994   (decimal degrees)
41°39'05" N, 87°40'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/443382/4611290 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blue Island
Inventory numbers
IL 016-0777 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15177 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
8,200

Categories 

Blue Island, Illinois (7)
Built 1966 (106)
Built during 1960s (1,215)
Cook County, Illinois (167)
Illinois (2,499)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
Open (28,309)
Polygonal Warren through truss (301)
 Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (53)
Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,483)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,213)
Truss (23,566)
Warren truss (3,957)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • November 29, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Corrected town: Blue Island, not Chicago

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