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Beech Street Bridge

Lake County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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Description 

First house south of bridge along ravine was used in the famous Ferrari through the glass window scene in John Hughes 1980's film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

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Overview
Beam bridge over Ravine on Beech Street
Location
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957.
Design
Beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.17400, -87.78508   (decimal degrees)
42°10'26" N, 87°47'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/435158/4669394 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Highland Park
Inventory numbers
IL 049-6568 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51177 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
309

Categories 

Beam (6,048)
Built 1957 (176)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Highland Park, Illinois (7)
Illinois (2,500)
Lake County, Illinois (40)
Open (28,314)
Owned by city (3,052)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,054)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)

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  • February 3, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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