Ashland Avenue Bascule Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

BH Photo #240630

Overview: Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 311.9 ft.
Deck width: 57.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.84528, -87.66528 (decimal degrees)
41°50'43" N, 87°39'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/444769/4632811 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Englewood
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6003 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15100 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 58.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 25,500