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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