North Halsted Street Bridge

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Looking Ne Toward Cabrini Green Housing Project, North Halsted Street At Right, West Division Street At Left; Goose Island At Bottom Of Frame Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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South Leaf Portal Of Overhead, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Perspective Looking Toward Cabrini Green (On Right) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Looking Sw At North Leaf Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Looking Sw At North Leaf Overhead Of Bracing Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Looking Ne At South Leaf Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Perspective View Of North Halsted Street Bridge Looking S.E. From South Deck Of West Division Canal Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River Canal on N. Halsted Street in Chicago

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1909

Builders

- Alexander von Babo
- Fitzsimons & Connell Co.
- Jules E. Roemheld
- Thomas Pihlfeldt
- Toledo Massillon Bridge Co.

Design

Bascule Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 206.0 ft.
Total length: 301.7 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.90222, -87.64778   (decimal degrees)
41°54'08" N, 87°38'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/446270/4639122 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Chicago Loop

Inventory numbers

IL 016-6022 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15155 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 10/2007)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

16,600

Categories 

Sources 

• HAER IL-160 - North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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