Animal Bridge

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Overview: Arch bridge over Jackson Park Lagoon on Lake Shore Drive/Coast Guard Drive (US 41) in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904, rebuilt and widened 2003
Builders: - Peter Weber (Architect)
- Trussed Concrete Steel Co. of Detroit, Michigan (Original Bridge)
Design: Prefabricated concrete arch, surfaced with whimsical stone sculptures of animals and people retained from the original 1904 construction.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 59.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Jackson Park South Bridge
Coast Guard Drive Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.77639, -87.57500 (decimal degrees)
41°46'35" N, 87°34'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/452213/4625109 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Jackson Park
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 43,700
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6197 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78 (out of 100)
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