Lefty O'Doul Bridge (1933)

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China Basin Bridge

Looking W

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in January 2010

BH Photo #152178

Written by Craig Philpott

Overview: Pratt truss variant Bascule bridge over China Basin on Third Street in San Francisco
Location: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Builder: - Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Pratt through truss variant single-leaf Strauss heel trunnion bascule bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 143.1 ft.
Total length: 295.0 ft.
Deck width: 71.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: 3rd Street Bridge
China Basin Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.77675, -122.39024 (decimal degrees)
37°46'36" N, 122°23'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/553697/4181220 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: San Francisco North
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 25,000
Inventory numbers: CA 34C-25 (California bridge number)
BH 11419 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.4 (out of 100)
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