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Torrence Avenue Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Grand Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in Chicago
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1970
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 306.0 ft.
Total length: 521.8 ft.
Deck width: 43.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.64482, -87.55926   (decimal degrees)
41°38'41" N, 87°33'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/453426/4610493 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lake Calumet
Inventory numbers
IL 016-0934 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15170 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
12,700

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