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Ashland Avenue North Branch Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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BH Photo #320124

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Overview
Bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue in Chicago
Location
Bucktown, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1993
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 231.9 ft.
Total length: 386.3 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92227, -87.66844   (decimal degrees)
41°55'20" N, 87°40'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444573/4641361 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
30,400
Inventory numbers
IL 016-6002 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,097)
Bucktown, Illinois (1)
Built 1936 (1,206)
Built during 1930s (12,200)
Chicago River (43)
Chicago River Movable Bridges (47)
Cook County, Illinois (491)
Have street view (29,309)
 Illinois (4,947)
Movable (3,138)
Navigable waterway (2,212)
Open (41,013)
Owned by city (6,119)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,079)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,559)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • March 30, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
  • October 11, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 10, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.

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