Canal Street Bridge

Photos 

Partial View Of Bridge And Full View Of Bridgetender's House

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #118214

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street in Chicago

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1948

Design

Bascule Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 253.8 ft.
Total length: 350.0 ft.
Deck width: 43.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.85417, -87.63833   (decimal degrees)
41°51'15" N, 87°38'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/447014/4633781 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Englewood

Inventory numbers

IL 016-6006 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 12/2012)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

14,700

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 6, 2017: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• November 30, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• November 23, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• August 30, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• September 29, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro

Related Bridges 

• Canal Street Bridge (Old) (Successor)

Sources 

• HAER IL-137 - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Canal Street, Spanning South Branch Chicago River at Canal Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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