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Photos taken July 2004 by David Backlin
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Overview
Bascule bridge over the Chicago S&S Canal on S. Cicero Avenue (IL 50) in Chicago
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to four lanes of traffic
History
Built 1927; widened and rehabilitated 1966
Design
Bascule Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 240.1 ft.
Total length: 304.0 ft.
Deck width: 74.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.82006, -87.74295   (decimal degrees)
41°49'12" N, 87°44'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 016-6009 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15165 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2004)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 93.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
42,500

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Bascule (436)
Built 1927 (343)
Built during 1920s (4,005)
Chicago, Illinois (78)
Cook County, Illinois (82)
Illinois (816)
Movable (859)
Open (21,539)
Owned by city (1,847)
Pony truss (9,381)
Pratt truss (1,381)
Span length 175-250 feet (978)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)
Truss (15,706)

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