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Adams Street Bridge (1927)

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

General View Of Bridge And Bridge Tenders' Houses From The Southeast Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #118301

Map 

Street Views 

Description 

Adams became the westbound alignment of Route 66 when Jackson was made one-way eastbound in 1955, making the Adams and Jackson bridges a one-way couplet for US 66. This bridge also carries very heavy pedestrian traffic between commuter trains at Union Station and offices in the Chicago Loop.

Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Adams Street (former westbound US 66) in Chicago
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1996 and 2017
Builders
- Fitzsimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Strobel Steel Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Bascule Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 199.1 ft.
Total length: 249.9 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87944, -87.63694   (decimal degrees)
41°52'46" N, 87°38'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447150/4636587 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
11,400
Inventory numbers
IL 016-6001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15097 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,066)
Built 1927 (863)
Built during 1920s (9,955)
Chicago River Movable Bridges (47)
Chicago, Illinois (334)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Deck truss (1,742)
Fitzsimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co. (6)
HAER documented (1,107)
Have street view (27,060)
Illinois (4,686)
 Movable (2,987)
Navigable waterway (2,154)
Open (39,975)
Owned by city (5,458)
Pratt deck truss (358)
Pratt truss (9,342)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,991)
Strobel Steel Construction Co. (23)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)
Truss (32,941)
US 66 (300)

Update Log 

  • October 3, 2020: New photo from Tyler
  • June 19, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 12, 2017: Updated by Roger Deschner: Rehabilitation complete; bridge reopened to all traffic
  • January 26, 2016: Updated by Roger Deschner: Closed for reconstruction for 13 months
  • December 12, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • January 3, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 22, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
  • August 29, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 7, 2012: New photos from Mike Fahrenbacher
  • September 30, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "US 66"
  • May 12, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning

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