Webster Avenue Bridge

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Webster Avenue bridge

Chicago IL

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #268178

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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

Average daily traffic (as of 2014)

10,600

Inventory numbers

IL 016-6057 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 2015)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• June 19, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• February 3, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• December 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• March 30, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
• October 11, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 10, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.

Related Bridges 

• Webster Avenue Bridge (Old) (Successor)

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein

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