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Overview These photos were taken Summer 1999 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record |
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Deck view |
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Plaque 1907 Fred A. Busse - Mayor John J. Hanberg. Commissioner of Public Works. John Ericson, City Engineer. Thos. G. Pihlfeldt City Bridge Engineer. Alexander von Babo, Structural Designer. |
Facts
- Overview
- Double-leaf bascule through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on North Avenue in Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for demolition and replacement in Fall 2006
- History
- Built 1907
- Design
- Bascule Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 172.8 ft.
Total length: 272.9 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.91056, -87.65667 (decimal degrees)
41°54'38" N, 87°39'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/445540/4640053 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chicago Loop
- Inventory numbers
- IL 016-6039 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15154 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 8.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 34,900