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Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

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: Length of largest span: 234.8 ft.
Total length: 340.8 ft.
Deck width: 56.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.88784, -87.62942 (decimal degrees)
41°53'16" N, 87°37'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/447781/4637515 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6014 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15118 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010): 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): 22,900

Dearborn Street Bridge

Posted September 8, 2007, by Tom Staley (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo Taken Sept 7, 2007. I believe that the approximate latitude, longitude is +41.887450 -87.629520