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Overview The bridge acts as a memorial to Fort Dearborn. Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007 |
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Drawbridge Gear Tower The gear tower is a museum. The tower also is a memorial to Old Fort Dearborn, which was located at the south entrance to the bridge. Photo taken by James McCray in February 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Michigan Avenue in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1920
- Design
- Bascule Pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 255.8 ft.
Total length: 398.8 ft.
Deck width: 64.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.88861, -87.62417 (decimal degrees)
41°53'19" N, 87°37'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6035 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15152 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2003)
- 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: 71.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
- 43,700
