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Halsted Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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BH Photo #240438

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    Facts 

    Overview
    Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Halsted Street in Chicago
    Location
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    Status
    Open to traffic
    History
    Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988
    Railroads
    - Chicago Surface Lines (CSL)
    - Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
    - Streetcar
    Design
    Bascule
    Dimensions
    Length of largest span: 224.0 ft.
    Total length: 315.8 ft.
    Deck width: 57.0 ft.
    Approximate latitude, longitude
    +41.84944, -87.64651   (decimal degrees)
    41°50'58" N, 87°38'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
    Approximate UTM coordinates
    16/446331/4633262 (zone/easting/northing)
    Quadrangle map:
    Englewood
    Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
    12,100
    Inventory numbers
    IL 016-6024 (Illinois bridge number)
    BH 15166 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
    Inspection report (as of October 2016)
    Overall condition: Poor
    Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
    Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
    Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
    Sufficiency rating: 66.3 (out of 100)
    View more at BridgeReports.com

    Categories 

    Bascule (1,037)
    Built 1934 (740)
    Built during 1930s (11,184)
    Chicago River Movable Bridges (47)
    Chicago Surface Lines (19)
    Chicago Transit Authority (33)
    Chicago, Illinois (306)
    Cook County, Illinois (427)
    Fixed Trunnion Bascule (40)
    Have street view (25,196)
    		 Illinois (4,441)
    Movable (2,833)
    Navigable waterway (2,090)
    Open (38,251)
    Owned by city (4,897)
    Rail-and-Road (357)
    Skewed (4,804)
    Span length 175-250 feet (1,874)
    Streetcar (249)
    Total length 250-500 feet (4,854)

    Update Log 

    • December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
    • May 26, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Chicago Surface Lines", "Streetcar", "rail-and-road"
    • August 29, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
    • September 29, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Adjusted GPS, added Photo's

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