Madison Street Bridge

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South Face

The Madison Street Bridge is also known as the Lyric Opera Bridge. The Lyric Opera Company performs at the Civic Opera House, which is on the river, occupying the block between Madison and Washington Streets with the front facing on Wacker Drive.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2010

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BH Photo #164777

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Street View

Facts

Overview: Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Madison Street in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1994
Railroads: - Chicago Surface Lines (CSL)
- Streetcar
Design: Twin-leaf bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 221.0 ft.
Total length: 283.0 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Also called: Lyric Opera Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.88185, -87.63836 (decimal degrees)
41°52'55" N, 87°38'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/447034/4636855 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6034 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15150 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 76.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 11,000

Update Log

January 21, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
September 30, 2012: New photo from Steve Conro
May 10, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Alternate Name - Lyric Opera Bridge
January 22, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Corrected GPS Coordinates

Related Bridges

Madison Street Swing Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
Douglas Butler
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com