Cicero Avenue Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin

BH Photo #102156

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Bascule bridge over the Chicago S&S Canal on S. Cicero Avenue (IL 50) in Chicago

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Open to four lanes of traffic

History

Built 1927; widened and rehabilitated 1966

Design

Bascule Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 240.1 ft.
Total length: 304.0 ft.
Deck width: 74.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.82006, -87.74295   (decimal degrees)
41°49'12" N, 87°44'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/438297/4630065 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Englewood

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

48,600

Inventory numbers

IL 016-6009 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15165 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• May 6, 2017: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• December 12, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
• September 29, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
• April 7, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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