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Overview: Arch bridge over Jackson Park Lagoon on Coast Guard Drive in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904, rebuilt and widened 2003
Builder: - Peter Weber (Architect)
Design: Prefabricated concrete arch, surfaced with whimsical stone sculptures of animals and people retained from the original 1904 construction.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 59.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Jackson Park South Bridge
Coast Guard Drive Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.77639, -87.57500 (decimal degrees)
41°46'35" N, 87°34'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/452213/4625109 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Jackson Park
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6197 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 39,400

Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
Roger Deschner
Landmark Preservation Award - Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois, 2005 award
Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com