Grand Avenue Bridge

Photos 

General View Of Bridge, Looking North

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Grand Avenue in Chicago

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1913; rehabilitated 1974

Design

Bascule Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 187.9 ft.
Total length: 269.9 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.89167, -87.64056   (decimal degrees)
41°53'30" N, 87°38'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/446860/4637946 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Chicago Loop

Inventory numbers

IL 016-6021 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15126 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2010)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

11,700

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 14, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning
• April 14, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• July 25, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER IL-139 - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Grand Avenue, Spanning North Branch Chicago River at Grand Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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