Webster Avenue Bridge

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Webster Avenue bridge

Chicago IL

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

Overview: Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Webster Avenue in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1993
Design: Bascule
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 188.9 ft.
Total length: 287.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.92278, -87.66917 (decimal degrees)
41°55'22" N, 87°40'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/444514/4641418 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6057 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 9,100