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Harrison Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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South Face

As seen from South Franklin Street, below Congress Parkway. It is said that Illinois only has two seasons, "Winter" and "Construction," and the the state symbol should be the orange barrel. The construction paraphenalia is for the entrance to Lower Wacker Drive, protecting the Congress Parkway Bridge project.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2010

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Overview
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Harrison Street in Chicago
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1960
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 209.9 ft.
Total length: 278.8 ft.
Deck width: 43.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87444, -87.63583   (decimal degrees)
41°52'28" N, 87°38'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447238/4636031 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers
IL 016-6025 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 62.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
16,800

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built during 1960s (1,217)
Chicago River Movable Bridges (42)
Chicago, Illinois (99)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Illinois (2,500)
Movable (1,356)
 Navigable waterway (1,449)
Open (28,319)
Owned by city (3,053)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,372)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • May 10, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning

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