Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Lakeshore Drive Bridge

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General View Of Bridge, Looking West

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Bridge With Drawspan In Raised Position

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View With Ship Entering Lake Michigan Through Drawbridge

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General View Of Bridge, Looking West, Bridge Closed

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Bridge Raised, Ship Passing Through

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Overview: Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Lakeshore Drive in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Hugh E. Young
- Ketler & Elliot Co.
- Strauss Engineering Co.
Design: Bascule Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 264.0 ft.
Total length: 355.8 ft.
Deck width: 100.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Outer Drive Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.88889, -87.61389 (decimal degrees)
41°53'20" N, 87°36'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/449070/4637621 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chicago Loop OE E
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6030 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15144 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 76.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 124,409

Lakeshore Drive Bridge

Posted April 17, 2008, by James Adorno (adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com)

This was taken April 2008 from the giant ferris wheel on Mavy Pier

Lakeshore Drive Bridge

Posted September 8, 2007, by Tom Staley (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2007. This bridge was having some work done to it.