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.
Scheduled for demolition and replacement in Fall 2006
History
Built 1907
Design
Bascule Pratt through truss
Dimensions
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
Categories
Update Log
June 26, 2006: Bridge is scheduled for replacement in September