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Cass Street Bridge

Will County, Illinois
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Cass Street Bascule Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Westbound US 30 in Joliet
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1985
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 173.8 ft.
Total length: 293.9 ft.
Deck width: 41.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Also called
Western Ave Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52771, -88.08641   (decimal degrees)
41°31'40" N, 88°05'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409362/4597910 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Joliet
Inventory numbers
IL 099-0101 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
9,300

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built 1932 (730)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Functionally obsolete (7,036)
Have street view (9,887)
Illinois (2,499)
Joliet, Illinois (39)
Lincoln Highway (81)
Movable (1,355)
 Navigable waterway (1,448)
Open (28,305)
Owned by state (9,807)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,566)
US 30 (62)
Will County, Illinois (93)

Update Log 

  • October 22, 2011: New Street View added by Ben Tate
  • July 30, 2011: New photos from C Hanchey
  • June 22, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to Lincoln Highway category

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