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General View Of Bridge And Bridge Tenders' Houses From The Southeast Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Adams was the later westbound alignment of Route 66 when Jackson was made one way eastbound.

Overview: Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Adams Street in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1996
Builders: - Fitzsimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.
- Strobel Steel Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Bascule Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 199.1 ft.
Total length: 249.9 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.87944, -87.63694 (decimal degrees)
41°52'46" N, 87°38'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/447150/4636587 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15097 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 9,800