Photos
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View Of Eastern Bridge Portal, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Western Bridge Portal, Looking East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Western Bridge Portal From North Side Of Bridge, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Builder's Plates '1901, Carter H. Harrison, Commissioner Of Public Works, Mayor F.W. Blocki, John Ericson, City Engineer'; 'Fitzsimons And Connell Co. Substructure'; 'American Bridge Company, Lassig Plant, Contractor For Superstructure' Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Bridgetender's House, Looking East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Lifting Machinery Housed Under The Approach Roadway; 38 Horsepower Electric Motor In Right-Center, Rack And Pinion Gear To The Left Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Lifting Machinery Housed Under The Approach Roadway; 38 Horsepower Electric Motor In Left-Center, Rack And Pinion Gear To The Right Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Lifting Machinery Housed Under The Approach Roadway, Showing Shaft Wheel Equipped With Handbrake That Is Operated From The Bridgetender's House Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Looking Southwest, Cortland Street Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on W. Cortland Street in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1901-02
- Builders
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Fitzsimons & Connell Co.
- John Ericson
- Design
- Bascule Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 127.9 ft.
Total length: 216.8 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.91694, -87.66361 (decimal degrees)
41°55'01" N, 87°39'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/444969/4640767 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6011 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15116 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 46.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 18,400
Sources
- HAER IL-138 - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, West Cortland Street, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Cortland Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com