Photos
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Overview Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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North Face of Bridge Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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Closeup of the Center of Drawbridge Span Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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Deck View Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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Bridge Plaque Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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Deck View Again Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Dearborn Street in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1963
- Design
- Bascule Deck truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 234.8 ft.
Total length: 340.8 ft.
Deck width: 56.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.90139, -87.62972 (decimal degrees)
41°54'05" N, 87°37'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/447767/4639019 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6014 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15118 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 65.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 15,200
