Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1936; rehabilitated 1993
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 231.9 ft.
Total length: 386.3 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.92278, -87.66778 (decimal degrees)
41°55'22" N, 87°40'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/444629/4641418 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6002 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15099 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 92.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 26,100